What color is #587368?

#587368 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 #587368?

The RGB value is 88, 115, 104: 88 red, 115 green and 104 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #587368?

The complementary color is #735863, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #587368?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.07:1 and white text 5.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#587368 color

#587368 rgb(88, 115, 104)

Shades of gray

The hex color #587368 is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.5% red, 45.1% green and 40.8% blue (88, 115, 104).

Its hue angle is 156°, with 13% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% 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 5.16:1).

#587368 color codes

HEX	`#587368`
RGB	`rgb(88, 115, 104)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.5%, 45.1%, 40.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(156, 13%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(156, 23%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 0%, 10%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.09, -12.33, 2.88)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.09, 12.66, 166.86)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.653, 15.335, 15.387)`
Decimal	`5796712`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #587368, 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 #587368	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.07:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.16:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#587368 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.16:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.07:1	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 #587368 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #587368; }
.text { color: #587368; }
.border { border: 2px solid #587368; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(88 115 104 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #587368, #587173); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #587368?: #587368 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 #587368?: The RGB value is 88, 115, 104: 88 red, 115 green and 104 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #587368?: The complementary color is #735863, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #587368?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.07:1 and white text 5.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.