What color is #587A60?

#587A60 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 #587A60?

The RGB value is 88, 122, 96: 88 red, 122 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #587A60?

The complementary color is #7A5872, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #587A60?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.37:1 and white text 4.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#587A60 color

#587A60 rgb(88, 122, 96)

Shades of green

The hex color #587A60 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.5% red, 47.8% green and 37.6% blue (88, 122, 96).

Its hue angle is 134°, with 16% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 28% cyan, 0% magenta, 21% yellow and 52% black.

The closest named color is Clouded Pine (#628468), a difference of 3.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.81:1).

#587A60 color codes

HEX	`#587A60`
RGB	`rgb(88, 122, 96)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.5%, 47.8%, 37.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(134, 16%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(134, 28%, 48%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(28%, 0%, 21%, 52%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.05, -17.86, 10.41)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.05, 20.67, 149.77)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.095, 16.838, 13.624)`
Decimal	`5798496`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #587A60, 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 #587A60	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.37:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.81:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#587A60 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.81:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.37:1	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 #587A60 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #587a60; }
.text { color: #587a60; }
.border { border: 2px solid #587a60; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(88 122 96 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #587a60, #587a71); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Fern Green.

Questions

What color is #587A60?: #587A60 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 #587A60?: The RGB value is 88, 122, 96: 88 red, 122 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #587A60?: The complementary color is #7A5872, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #587A60?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.37:1 and white text 4.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.