What color is #587685?

#587685 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Night Owl. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #587685?

The RGB value is 88, 118, 133: 88 red, 118 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #587685?

The complementary color is #856758, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #587685?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.35:1 and white text 4.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#587685 color

#587685 rgb(88, 118, 133)

Shades of blue

The hex color #587685 is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.5% red, 46.3% green and 52.2% blue (88, 118, 133).

Its hue angle is 200°, with 20% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 34% cyan, 11% magenta, 0% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Night Owl (#5D7B89), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.83:1).

#587685 color codes

HEX	`#587685`
RGB	`rgb(88, 118, 133)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.5%, 46.3%, 52.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(200, 20%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(200, 34%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(34%, 11%, 0%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.91, -6.88, -11.68)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.91, 13.56, 239.52)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.735, 16.724, 24.637)`
Decimal	`5797509`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #587685, 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 #587685	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.35:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.83:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#587685 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.83:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.35:1	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 #587685 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #587685; }
.text { color: #587685; }
.border { border: 2px solid #587685; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(88 118 133 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #587685, #586085); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #587685?: #587685 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Night Owl. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #587685?: The RGB value is 88, 118, 133: 88 red, 118 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #587685?: The complementary color is #856758, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #587685?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.35:1 and white text 4.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.