What color is #587265?

#587265 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Dark Forest. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #587265?

The RGB value is 88, 114, 101: 88 red, 114 green and 101 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #587265?

The complementary color is #725865, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #587265?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.01:1 and white text 5.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#587265 color

#587265 rgb(88, 114, 101)

Shades of green

The hex color #587265 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.5% red, 44.7% green and 39.6% blue (88, 114, 101).

Its hue angle is 150°, with 13% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Dark Forest (#556962), a difference of 4.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.24:1).

#587265 color codes

HEX	`#587265`
RGB	`rgb(88, 114, 101)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.5%, 44.7%, 39.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(150, 13%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(150, 23%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 0%, 11%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.7, -12.43, 4.1)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.7, 13.09, 161.73)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.39, 15.049, 14.561)`
Decimal	`5796453`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #587265, 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 #587265	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.01:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.24:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#587265 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.24:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.01:1	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 #587265 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #587265; }
.text { color: #587265; }
.border { border: 2px solid #587265; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(88 114 101 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #587265, #587272); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #587265?: #587265 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Dark Forest. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #587265?: The RGB value is 88, 114, 101: 88 red, 114 green and 101 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #587265?: The complementary color is #725865, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #587265?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.01:1 and white text 5.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.