What color is #587B6E?

#587B6E is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Ecological. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #587B6E?

The RGB value is 88, 123, 110: 88 red, 123 green and 110 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #587B6E?

The complementary color is #7B5865, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #587B6E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.47:1 and white text 4.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#587B6E color

#587B6E rgb(88, 123, 110)

Shades of green

The hex color #587B6E is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.5% red, 48.2% green and 43.1% blue (88, 123, 110).

Its hue angle is 158°, with 17% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 28% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 52% black.

The closest named color is Ecological (#677F70), a difference of 4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.69:1).

#587B6E color codes

HEX	`#587B6E`
RGB	`rgb(88, 123, 110)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.5%, 48.2%, 43.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(158, 17%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(158, 28%, 48%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(28%, 0%, 11%, 52%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.72, -15.39, 3.12)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.72, 15.71, 168.55)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.921, 17.366, 17.367)`
Decimal	`5798766`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #587B6E, 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 #587B6E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.47:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.69:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#587B6E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.69:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.47:1	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 #587B6E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #587b6e; }
.text { color: #587b6e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #587b6e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(88 123 110 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #587b6e, #58767b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #587B6E?: #587B6E is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Ecological. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #587B6E?: The RGB value is 88, 123, 110: 88 red, 123 green and 110 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #587B6E?: The complementary color is #7B5865, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #587B6E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.47:1 and white text 4.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.