What color is #587C58?

#587C58 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Irish Clover. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #587C58?

The RGB value is 88, 124, 88: 88 red, 124 green and 88 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #587C58?

The complementary color is #7C587C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #587C58?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.44:1 and white text 4.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#587C58 color

#587C58 rgb(88, 124, 88)

Shades of green

The hex color #587C58 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.5% red, 48.6% green and 34.5% blue (88, 124, 88).

Its hue angle is 120°, with 17% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 29% cyan, 0% magenta, 29% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Irish Clover (#53734C), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.73:1).

#587C58 color codes

HEX	`#587C58`
RGB	`rgb(88, 124, 88)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.5%, 48.6%, 34.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(120, 17%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(120, 29%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(29%, 0%, 29%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.5, -20.46, 15.69)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.5, 25.78, 142.53)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.993, 17.194, 11.865)`
Decimal	`5799000`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #587C58, 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 #587C58	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.44:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.73:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#587C58 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.73:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.44:1	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 #587C58 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #587c58; }
.text { color: #587c58; }
.border { border: 2px solid #587c58; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(88 124 88 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #587c58, #587c6a); }

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Questions

What color is #587C58?: #587C58 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Irish Clover. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #587C58?: The RGB value is 88, 124, 88: 88 red, 124 green and 88 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #587C58?: The complementary color is #7C587C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #587C58?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.44:1 and white text 4.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.