Recognised as Colour
#598B81
- #598B81
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Cadetblue
#598B81 is a cyan with RGB values 89, 139, 129 and HSL 168°, 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
#598B81#598B81
HEX#598B81
RGBrgb(89, 139, 129)
RGB (0–1)0.349, 0.5451, 0.5059
RGB percentages34.9%, 54.5%, 50.6%
HSLhsl(168, 21.9%, 44.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(168, 36%, 54.5%)
CMYK36%, 0%, 7.2%, 45.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,868,417
CSS custom property--colour: #598B81;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.22174WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness124.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.43:1
Contrast with white3.86:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.43:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#808080
Inverted#A6747E
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.86:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.43:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#8B5963
Analogous#598B68, #597C8B
Triadic#81598B, #8B8159
Split complementary#8B597C, #8B6859
Tetradic#68598B, #8B5963, #7C8B59
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R89
G139
B129
Red89 (34.9%)
Green139 (54.5%)
Blue129 (50.6%)
Hue168°
Saturation (HSL)21.93%
Lightness44.71%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 59 · G 8B · B 81
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