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#58838D Color

#58838D is rgb(88, 131, 141) in RGB, hsl(191, 23%, 45%) in HSL, and about cmyk(38%, 7%, 0%, 45%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Steel Teal (#5F8A8F), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 3.87. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#58838D
HEX#58838D
RGBrgb(88, 131, 141)
HSLhsl(191, 23%, 45%)
HSVhsv(191, 38%, 55%)
CMYKcmyk(38%, 7%, 0%, 45%)
OKLCHoklch(58.2% 0.05 213.9)
LABlab(51.90% -13.38 -10.39)
LCHlch(51.90% 16.94 217.85)

What #58838D Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #58838D, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every teal in the library.

#58838D Channel Values

How #58838D breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 88 · G 131 · B 1418-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 191° · S 23% · L 45%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 191° · S 38% · V 55%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 38% · M 7% · Y 0% · K 45%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.16:1 vs white · 5.05:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #58838D background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text4.16:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.05:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #58838D

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #58838D; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Triadic
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Tints & Shades of #58838D

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

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Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #58838D.

How #58838D Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#58838D
Protanopia#7D7D8D
Protanomaly#707F8D
Deuteranopia#77778E
Deuteranomaly#6C7C8E
Tritanopia#568484
Tritanomaly#578488
Achromatopsia#7C7C7C

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #58838D in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-58838d: #58838D;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #58838D;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-58838d': '#58838D' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.345, green: 0.514, blue: 0.553)
Android XML<color name="color_58838d">#58838D</color>
SVG fillfill="#58838D"

More Teal Colors

#58838D sits in the teal family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#58838D Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #58838D?

#58838D is a mid-tone teal — rgb(88, 131, 141) in RGB and hsl(191, 23%, 45%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Steel Teal (#5F8A8F), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 3.87.

What is the RGB value of #58838D?

#58838D is rgb(88, 131, 141) — red 88, green 131, and blue 141 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #58838D?

#58838D converts to approximately cmyk(38%, 7%, 0%, 45%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #58838D be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #58838D scores 4.16:1 against white and 5.05:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #58838D as a CSS color keyword?

No. #58838D is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is slategray (#708090) at a CIE76 distance of 10.13, which is visibly different.

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