What color is #587C86?

#587C86 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color North Atlantic. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #587C86?

The RGB value is 88, 124, 134: 88 red, 124 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #587C86?

The complementary color is #866258, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #587C86?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.64:1 and white text 4.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#587C86 color

#587C86 rgb(88, 124, 134)

Shades of teal

The hex color #587C86 is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.5% red, 48.6% green and 52.5% blue (88, 124, 134).

Its hue angle is 193°, with 21% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 34% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is North Atlantic (#5E7B7F), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.64:1).

#587C86 color codes

HEX	`#587C86`
RGB	`rgb(88, 124, 134)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.5%, 48.6%, 52.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(193, 21%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(193, 34%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(34%, 7%, 0%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.75, -10.04, -9.51)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.75, 13.82, 223.44)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.534, 18.21, 25.246)`
Decimal	`5799046`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #587C86, 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 #587C86	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.64:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.52:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#587C86 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.52:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.64:1	Pass	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 #587C86 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #587c86; }
.text { color: #587c86; }
.border { border: 2px solid #587c86; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(88 124 134 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #587c86, #586586); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #587C86?: #587C86 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color North Atlantic. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #587C86?: The RGB value is 88, 124, 134: 88 red, 124 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #587C86?: The complementary color is #866258, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #587C86?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.64:1 and white text 4.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.