What color is #587B61?

#587B61 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 #587B61?

The RGB value is 88, 123, 97: 88 red, 123 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #587B61?

The complementary color is #7B5872, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #587B61?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.42:1 and white text 4.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#587B61 color

#587B61 rgb(88, 123, 97)

Shades of green

The hex color #587B61 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.5% red, 48.2% green and 38% blue (88, 123, 97).

Its hue angle is 135°, with 17% 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 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.75:1).

#587B61 color codes

HEX	`#587B61`
RGB	`rgb(88, 123, 97)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.5%, 48.2%, 38%)`
HSL	`hsl(135, 17%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(135, 28%, 48%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(28%, 0%, 21%, 52%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.39, -18.19, 10.29)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.39, 20.9, 150.51)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.264, 17.103, 13.909)`
Decimal	`5798753`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #587B61, 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 #587B61	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.42:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.75:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#587B61 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.75:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.42:1	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 #587B61 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #587b61; }
.text { color: #587b61; }
.border { border: 2px solid #587b61; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(88 123 97 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #587b61, #587b73); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Fern Green.

Questions

What color is #587B61?: #587B61 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 #587B61?: The RGB value is 88, 123, 97: 88 red, 123 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #587B61?: The complementary color is #7B5872, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #587B61?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.42:1 and white text 4.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.