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#588D8A

#588d8a ≈ Cadet Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#588d8a is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 34.51% red, 55.29% green and 54.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 37.59% cyan, 0% magenta, 2.13% yellow and 44.71% black. Its hue angle is 176.6°, with 23.14% saturation and 44.9% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with freshness, technology and clarity. Designers typically use it for health and wellness, technology products and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.59:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cadet Blue (#5f9ea0), ΔE 6.06.

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Relative luminance0.2296

Complementary

  1. #588d8a
  2. #8d585b

Split complementary

  1. #588d8a
  2. #8d5875
  3. #8d6f58

Analogous

  1. #588d6f
  2. #588d8a
  3. #58758d

Triadic

  1. #588d8a
  2. #8a588d
  3. #8d8a58

Tetradic

  1. #588d8a
  2. #585b8d
  3. #8d585b
  4. #8d8a58

Square

  1. #588d8a
  2. #6f588d
  3. #8d585b
  4. #758d58

Monochromatic

  1. #1d2f2e
  2. #3b5e5c
  3. #588d8a
  4. #81b0ae
  5. #b0cecc

Shades

#588d8a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #588d8a
  2. #4f7f7c
  3. #46716e
  4. #3e6361
  5. #355553
  6. #2c4745
  7. #233837
  8. #1a2a29
  9. #121c1c
  10. #090e0e
  11. #000000

Tints

#588d8a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #588d8a
  2. #699896
  3. #79a4a1
  4. #8aafad
  5. #9bbbb9
  6. #acc6c5
  7. #bcd1d0
  8. #cddddc
  9. #dee8e8
  10. #eef4f3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#588d8a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #588d8a
  2. #5c8c89
  3. #608a88
  4. #648987
  5. #688886
  6. #6c8785
  7. #708584
  8. #748483
  9. #788382
  10. #7c8181
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.76:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.59:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #848484 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #758886 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #87888a ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7e818b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #43908c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #778a8a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #70868a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #4c8f8b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-588d8a {
  color: #588d8a;
}
Background
.bg-588d8a {
  background-color: #588d8a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-588d8a {
  border: 2px solid #588d8a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #588d8a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 88 141 138;
  --color-primary-hsl: 177 23% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-588d8a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #588d8a, #58758d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-588d8a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(88 141 138 / 0.35);
}

#5f9ea0 Cadet Blue ΔE 6.06 #008b8b Dark Cyan ΔE 7.12 #008080 Teal ΔE 8.90 #40826d Viridian ΔE 9.36 #317873 Myrtle Green ΔE 9.42 #738678 Xanadu ΔE 9.66 #01796f Pine Green ΔE 11.66 #a77275 Inverted #848484 Grayscale 

Cadet Blue
#588d8a  rgb(88, 141, 138)  hsl(177, 23%, 45%)  Cadet Blue
#8d585b  rgb(141, 88, 91)  hsl(357, 23%, 45%)  Copper Rose
#8a588d  rgb(138, 88, 141)  hsl(297, 23%, 45%)  Deep Plum
#8d8a58  rgb(141, 138, 88)  hsl(57, 23%, 45%)  Moss Green