What color is #587D88?

#587D88 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Night Owl. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #587D88?

The RGB value is 88, 125, 136: 88 red, 125 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #587D88?

The complementary color is #886358, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #587D88?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.7:1 and white text 4.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#587D88 color

#587D88 rgb(88, 125, 136)

Shades of teal

The hex color #587D88 is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.5% red, 49% green and 53.3% blue (88, 125, 136).

Its hue angle is 194°, with 21% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 35% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Night Owl (#5D7B89), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.7:1).

#587D88 color codes

HEX	`#587D88`
RGB	`rgb(88, 125, 136)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.5%, 49%, 53.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(194, 21%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(194, 35%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(35%, 8%, 0%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.12, -10.07, -10.13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.12, 14.28, 225.16)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.801, 18.519, 26.03)`
Decimal	`5799304`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #587D88, 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 #587D88	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.7:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.46:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#587D88 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.46:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.7:1	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 #587D88 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #587d88; }
.text { color: #587d88; }
.border { border: 2px solid #587d88; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(88 125 136 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #587d88, #586588); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #587D88?: #587D88 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Night Owl. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #587D88?: The RGB value is 88, 125, 136: 88 red, 125 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #587D88?: The complementary color is #886358, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #587D88?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.7:1 and white text 4.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.