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#58dfba

a balanced, vivid cyan · cool · closest name: Medium Aqua Marine

RGB
88, 223, 186
HSL
164°, 68%, 61%
CMYK
61, 0, 17, 13
Luminance
0.5840

At a glance

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

Hex
#58dfba
Hue
164°
cyan
Saturation
68%
vivid
Lightness
61%
balanced
Brightness
87%
HSV value
Perceived
74%
weighted brightness
Luminance
0.5840
WCAG relative
Temperature
Cool
81/100 cool
Color family
Cyan
Tone
Vivid
Best ink
Black
12.68:1
Closest name
Medium Aqua Marine
ΔE2000 4.6
Where it sits
Hue164° of 360°
Saturation68%
Lightness61%
Temperature
Warm ← → Cool81% 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#58dfba
RGBrgb(88, 223, 186)
HSLhsl(164, 68%, 61%)
CMYKcmyk(61%, 0%, 17%, 13%)
LABlab(81.0 -45.5 7.3)
LCHlch(81.0 46.1 170.9)
OKLCHoklch(0.820 0.130 171.8)
Decimal5824442
Display P3color(display-p3 0.345 0.875 0.729)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #58dfba;
background-color: #58dfba;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#58dfba] bg-[#58dfba]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #58dfba;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.345, green: 0.875, blue: 0.729)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#58dfba")
/* Flutter */
Color(0xFF58DFBA)
/* Python / OpenCV (BGR) */
(186, 223, 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 #58dfba · 12.68:1
Use #000000AAA at every size.
Aa
White text · 1.66:1
AA fail · AA large fail · AAA fail
Aa
Black text · 12.68:1 · recommended
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA pass
Reading the other direction: #58dfba as text scores 1.66:1 on white and 12.68:1 on black.

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#58dfba on white: 1.66:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#58dfba on black: 12.68:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia · #D9D1B8
deuteranopia · #C5C3BD
tritanopia · #00E1D4

Color scale — 50 to 950

A Tailwind-shaped ramp built around this exact hex. #58dfba 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.

#F3FBF9
#E8F8F3
#CAF2E7
#A1EDD8
#72E4C5
#58dfba
#27CDA0
#21AB85
#1A896B
#17634F
#0E3E31
Base = 500Lightest = 50 · #F3FBF9Darkest = 950 · #0E3E31
:root {
  --brand-50: #F3FBF9;
  --brand-100: #E8F8F3;
  --brand-200: #CAF2E7;
  --brand-300: #A1EDD8;
  --brand-400: #72E4C5;
  --brand-500: #58dfba;
  --brand-600: #27CDA0;
  --brand-700: #21AB85;
  --brand-800: #1A896B;
  --brand-900: #17634F;
  --brand-950: #0E3E31;
  --brand: #58dfba;
  --brand-ink: #000000;
}

Colors that work with #58dfba

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#F4FAF9
Tinted page background
Border#C0EDE0
Hairlines and dividers
Muted text#4B9B85
Captions on the surface
Accent#E3549F
Second voice, not a rival
Dark variant#156B53
Hover, pressed, headers
Light variant#EAFBF6
Selected rows, tints
Dark surface#142420
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 #58dfba

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#DF587D
Analogous left#58DF77
Analogous right#58C0DF
Split-complement 1#DF58C0
Split-complement 2#DF7758
Triadic 1#BA58DF
Triadic 2#DFBA58
Tetradic#7758DF

RGB percentages

Red34.5%
Green87.5%
Blue72.9%

CMYK percentages

Cyan60.5%
Magenta0.0%
Yellow16.6%
Key (black)12.5%

Color previews

#58dfba text on a black background

contrast 12.68:1

Card sample

#58dfba text on a white background

contrast 1.66:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

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

Glowing headline

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

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(88, 223, 186, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(88, 223, 186, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #58dfba;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #58dfba, #58AADF);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #58dfba

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.

#58dfba 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.

#58dfba, answered

What color is #58dfba?

#58dfba is a balanced vivid cyan, closest to Medium Aqua Marine (ΔE2000 4.6). It sits at 164° on the hue wheel with 68% saturation and 61% lightness, which reads as cool.

What is the RGB value of #58dfba?

rgb(88, 223, 186) — 88 red, 223 green and 186 blue out of 255, or 34.5% / 87.5% / 72.9% by channel.

Is #58dfba a light or a dark color?

It is a light color. Relative luminance is 0.5840 and perceived brightness is 74%, so black text on it reaches 12.68:1.

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

Black. It scores 12.68:1 against #58dfba, versus 1.66:1 for white — AAA at any size.

What is the complementary color of #58dfba?

#DF587D sits directly opposite on the wheel. Softer options are the split-complements #DF58C0 and #DF7758, which give the same contrast with far less vibration.

What colors go well with #58dfba?

For interface work: #F4FAF9 as the surface, #C0EDE0 for borders, #4B9B85 for secondary text, #E3549F as an accent and #156B53 for hover and pressed states. For a palette, the analogous pair #58DF77 and #58C0DF stays calm, while #DF587D is the loudest partner.

What is #58dfba in CMYK for printing?

cmyk(61%, 0%, 17%, 13%). This is a screen-to-ink approximation — ask your printer for a proof before committing to a run.

Is #58dfba warm or cool?

Cool — it scores 81 on a scale where 0 is the warmest orange and 100 the coolest azure. Nudged warmer it becomes #58DF89; nudged cooler, #56D4E1.

Work with #58dfba in the Color Lab