What color is #587B73?

#587B73 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Underwater World. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #587B73?

The RGB value is 88, 123, 115: 88 red, 123 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #587B73?

The complementary color is #7B5860, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #587B73?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.5:1 and white text 4.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#587B73 color

#587B73 rgb(88, 123, 115)

Shades of teal

The hex color #587B73 is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.5% red, 48.2% green and 45.1% blue (88, 123, 115).

Its hue angle is 166°, with 17% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 28% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 52% black.

The closest named color is Underwater World (#657F7A), a difference of 3.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.67:1).

#587B73 color codes

HEX	`#587B73`
RGB	`rgb(88, 123, 115)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.5%, 48.2%, 45.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(166, 17%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(166, 28%, 48%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(28%, 0%, 7%, 52%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.86, -14.24, 0.37)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.86, 14.24, 178.51)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.201, 17.478, 18.842)`
Decimal	`5798771`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #587B73, 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 #587B73	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.5:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.67:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#587B73 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.67:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.5:1	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 #587B73 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #587b73; }
.text { color: #587b73; }
.border { border: 2px solid #587b73; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(88 123 115 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #587b73, #58727b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #587B73?: #587B73 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Underwater World. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #587B73?: The RGB value is 88, 123, 115: 88 red, 123 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #587B73?: The complementary color is #7B5860, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #587B73?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.5:1 and white text 4.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.