Recognised as Colour
#598B79
- #598B79
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Cadetblue
#598B79 is a cyan with RGB values 89, 139, 121 and HSL 158°, 22%, 45%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.
Colour values
#598B79#598B79
HEX#598B79
RGBrgb(89, 139, 121)
RGB (0–1)0.349, 0.5451, 0.4745
RGB percentages34.9%, 54.5%, 47.5%
HSLhsl(158.4, 21.9%, 44.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(158.4, 36%, 54.5%)
CMYK36%, 0%, 12.9%, 45.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,868,409
CSS custom property--colour: #598B79;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.2197WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness124 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.39:1
Contrast with white3.89:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.39:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7F7F7F
Inverted#A67486
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.89:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.39:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#8B596B
Analogous#598B60, #59848B
Triadic#79598B, #8B7959
Split complementary#8B5984, #8B6059
Tetradic#60598B, #8B596B, #848B59
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R89
G139
B121
Red89 (34.9%)
Green139 (54.5%)
Blue121 (47.5%)
Hue158.4°
Saturation (HSL)21.93%
Lightness44.71%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 59 · G 8B · B 79
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