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#58d4df

a balanced, vivid cyan · cool · closest name: Dark Turquoise

RGB
88, 212, 223
HSL
185°, 68%, 61%
CMYK
61, 5, 0, 13
Luminance
0.5449

At a glance

Every number on this page in one read: what #58d4df is made of, how bright it looks, and which way it leans.

Hex
#58d4df
Hue
185°
cyan
Saturation
68%
vivid
Lightness
61%
balanced
Brightness
87%
HSV value
Perceived
73%
weighted brightness
Luminance
0.5449
WCAG relative
Temperature
Cool
90/100 cool
Color family
Cyan
Tone
Vivid
Best ink
Black
11.90:1
Closest name
Dark Turquoise
ΔE2000 5
Where it sits
Hue185° of 360°
Saturation68%
Lightness61%
Temperature
Warm ← → Cool90% cool

Reads cool. Warm and cool siblings keep the same lightness, so you can swap one in without redoing your contrast maths.

Every format

HEX#58d4df
RGBrgb(88, 212, 223)
HSLhsl(185, 68%, 61%)
CMYKcmyk(61%, 5%, 0%, 13%)
LABlab(78.7 -30.9 -15.7)
LCHlch(78.7 34.7 206.9)
OKLCHoklch(0.805 0.110 203.3)
Decimal5821663
Display P3color(display-p3 0.345 0.831 0.875)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #58d4df;
background-color: #58d4df;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#58d4df] bg-[#58d4df]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #58d4df;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.345, green: 0.831, blue: 0.875)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#58d4df")
/* Flutter */
Color(0xFF58D4DF)
/* Python / OpenCV (BGR) */
(223, 212, 88)

Best text color

Only one of black and white can be right. This is the one, with the number that proves it.

Readable at a glance#000000 on #58d4df · 11.90:1
Use #000000AAA at every size.
Aa
White text · 1.77:1
AA fail · AA large fail · AAA fail
Aa
Black text · 11.90:1 · recommended
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA pass
Reading the other direction: #58d4df as text scores 1.77:1 on white and 11.90:1 on black.

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#58d4df on white: 1.77:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#58d4df on black: 11.90:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia · #C5CCE0
deuteranopia · #B0BCE0
tritanopia · #00DCD7

Color scale — 50 to 950

A Tailwind-shaped ramp built around this exact hex. #58d4df is pinned to step 500; the rest hold its hue and let saturation ease off at the extremes so the pale end never turns neon.

#F3FBFB
#E8F6F8
#CAEEF2
#A1E7ED
#72DBE4
#58d4df
#27C0CD
#21A0AB
#1A8089
#175D63
#0E3A3E
Base = 500Lightest = 50 · #F3FBFBDarkest = 950 · #0E3A3E
:root {
  --brand-50: #F3FBFB;
  --brand-100: #E8F6F8;
  --brand-200: #CAEEF2;
  --brand-300: #A1E7ED;
  --brand-400: #72DBE4;
  --brand-500: #58d4df;
  --brand-600: #27C0CD;
  --brand-700: #21A0AB;
  --brand-800: #1A8089;
  --brand-900: #175D63;
  --brand-950: #0E3A3E;
  --brand: #58d4df;
  --brand-ink: #000000;
}

Colors that work with #58d4df

Not a palette — a role sheet. Each swatch answers one question you will hit while building the component.

Text on it#000000
Black wins here
Surface#F4FAFA
Tinted page background
Border#C0E9ED
Hairlines and dividers
Muted text#4B949B
Captions on the surface
Accent#E3546C
Second voice, not a rival
Dark variant#15646B
Hover, pressed, headers
Light variant#EAF9FB
Selected rows, tints
Dark surface#142324
Dark-mode background
Light mode
Everything in its place

Surface, border, heading and body all derive from this one hue, so the screen stays coherent without a second palette.

Primary actionSecondaryBadge
Dark mode
Same hue, inverted

Lightness flips, hue holds. The accent stays the anchor in both themes.

Primary actionSecondaryAccent

How to use #58d4df

Derived from its contrast, chroma and lightness — not from taste.

Works well for
  • Text and icons on dark surfaces
  • Primary buttons and calls to action
  • Focus rings, active and selected states
  • Brand accents, badges and data highlights
Use with care
  • Text of any size on white — fails WCAG AA
  • Full-page backgrounds — tiring over long sessions
  • Thin strokes and 1px borders — they disappear on light UI
  • Pairing with a same-lightness hue — edges vibrate

Similar colors

One move away from this hex in each direction. Every swatch is its own page.

Color relationships

The wheel positions with their names attached, so you can grab the one you actually need.

Complementary#DF6358
Analogous left#58DFA7
Analogous right#5891DF
Split-complement 1#DF5891
Split-complement 2#DFA758
Triadic 1#DF58D4
Triadic 2#D4DF58
Tetradic#A758DF

RGB percentages

Red34.5%
Green83.1%
Blue87.5%

CMYK percentages

Cyan60.5%
Magenta4.9%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)12.5%

Color previews

#58d4df text on a black background

contrast 11.90:1

Card sample

#58d4df text on a white background

contrast 1.77:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #58d4df;
Background color
Panel with #58d4df background
background-color: #58d4df;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #58d4df;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(88, 212, 223, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(88, 212, 223, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #58d4df;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #58d4df, #587ADF);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #58d4df

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Ranked with CIEDE2000 across all 139 CSS keywords. Under ΔE 2 the eye stops telling them apart; over ΔE 10 they are plainly different colors.

#58d4df in the real world

Where a color in this family tends to land, and the interface roles it is usually asked to play.

Industries
TechnologyTravelHealthcareMedia
Common UI roles
ButtonsLinksFocus statesCharts
Print note

Converts to four-color process without much drama. Proof it anyway.

#58d4df, answered

What color is #58d4df?

#58d4df is a balanced vivid cyan, closest to Dark Turquoise (ΔE2000 5). It sits at 185° on the hue wheel with 68% saturation and 61% lightness, which reads as cool.

What is the RGB value of #58d4df?

rgb(88, 212, 223) — 88 red, 212 green and 223 blue out of 255, or 34.5% / 83.1% / 87.5% by channel.

Is #58d4df a light or a dark color?

It is a light color. Relative luminance is 0.5449 and perceived brightness is 73%, so black text on it reaches 11.90:1.

Should I use black or white text on #58d4df?

Black. It scores 11.90:1 against #58d4df, versus 1.77:1 for white — AAA at any size.

What is the complementary color of #58d4df?

#DF6358 sits directly opposite on the wheel. Softer options are the split-complements #DF5891 and #DFA758, which give the same contrast with far less vibration.

What colors go well with #58d4df?

For interface work: #F4FAFA as the surface, #C0E9ED for borders, #4B949B for secondary text, #E3546C as an accent and #15646B for hover and pressed states. For a palette, the analogous pair #58DFA7 and #5891DF stays calm, while #DF6358 is the loudest partner.

What is #58d4df in CMYK for printing?

cmyk(61%, 5%, 0%, 13%). This is a screen-to-ink approximation — ask your printer for a proof before committing to a run.

Is #58d4df warm or cool?

Cool — it scores 90 on a scale where 0 is the warmest orange and 100 the coolest azure. Nudged warmer it becomes #58DFB9; nudged cooler, #56B1E1.

Work with #58d4df in the Color Lab