What color is #587A5C?

#587A5C is a grayish green, closest to the named color Clouded Pine. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #587A5C?

The RGB value is 88, 122, 92: 88 red, 122 green and 92 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #587A5C?

The complementary color is #7A5876, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #587A5C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.35:1 and white text 4.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#587A5C color

#587A5C rgb(88, 122, 92)

Shades of green

The hex color #587A5C is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.5% red, 47.8% green and 36.1% blue (88, 122, 92).

Its hue angle is 127°, with 16% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 28% cyan, 0% magenta, 25% yellow and 52% black.

The closest named color is Clouded Pine (#628468), a difference of 4.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.82:1).

#587A5C color codes

HEX	`#587A5C`
RGB	`rgb(88, 122, 92)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.5%, 47.8%, 36.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(127, 16%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(127, 28%, 48%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(28%, 0%, 25%, 52%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.96, -18.65, 12.62)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.96, 22.52, 145.92)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.915, 16.766, 12.679)`
Decimal	`5798492`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #587A5C, 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 #587A5C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.35:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.82:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#587A5C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.82:1	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 #587A5C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #587a5c; }
.text { color: #587a5c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #587a5c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(88 122 92 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #587a5c, #587a6d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Fern Green.

Questions

What color is #587A5C?: #587A5C is a grayish green, closest to the named color Clouded Pine. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #587A5C?: The RGB value is 88, 122, 92: 88 red, 122 green and 92 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #587A5C?: The complementary color is #7A5876, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #587A5C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.35:1 and white text 4.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.