What color is #587260?

#587260 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Cactus. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #587260?

The RGB value is 88, 114, 96: 88 red, 114 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #587260?

The complementary color is #72586A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #587260?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.99:1 and white text 5.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#587260 color

#587260 rgb(88, 114, 96)

Shades of green

The hex color #587260 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.5% red, 44.7% green and 37.6% blue (88, 114, 96).

Its hue angle is 138°, with 13% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Cactus (#5B6F55), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.26:1).

#587260 color codes

HEX	`#587260`
RGB	`rgb(88, 114, 96)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.5%, 44.7%, 37.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(138, 13%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(138, 23%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 0%, 16%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.57, -13.5, 6.9)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.57, 15.16, 152.94)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.153, 14.953, 13.31)`
Decimal	`5796448`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #587260, 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 #587260	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.99:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.26:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#587260 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.26:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.99:1	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 #587260 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #587260; }
.text { color: #587260; }
.border { border: 2px solid #587260; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(88 114 96 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #587260, #58726d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #587260?: #587260 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Cactus. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #587260?: The RGB value is 88, 114, 96: 88 red, 114 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #587260?: The complementary color is #72586A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #587260?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.99:1 and white text 5.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.