What color is #587166?

#587166 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Dark Forest. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #587166?

The RGB value is 88, 113, 102: 88 red, 113 green and 102 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #587166?

The complementary color is #715863, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #587166?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.97:1 and white text 5.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#587166 color

#587166 rgb(88, 113, 102)

Shades of gray

The hex color #587166 is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.5% red, 44.3% green and 40% blue (88, 113, 102).

Its hue angle is 154°, with 12% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Dark Forest (#556962), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.29:1).

#587166 color codes

HEX	`#587166`
RGB	`rgb(88, 113, 102)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.5%, 44.3%, 40%)`
HSL	`hsl(154, 12%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(154, 22%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 0%, 10%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.42, -11.65, 3.1)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.42, 12.05, 165.09)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.327, 14.844, 14.783)`
Decimal	`5796198`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #587166, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #587166	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.97:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.29:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#587166 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.29:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.97:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #587166 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #587166; }
.text { color: #587166; }
.border { border: 2px solid #587166; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(88 113 102 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #587166, #587071); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #587166?: #587166 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Dark Forest. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #587166?: The RGB value is 88, 113, 102: 88 red, 113 green and 102 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #587166?: The complementary color is #715863, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #587166?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.97:1 and white text 5.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.