What color is #587E70?

#587E70 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 #587E70?

The RGB value is 88, 126, 112: 88 red, 126 green and 112 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #587E70?

The complementary color is #7E5866, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #587E70?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.63:1 and white text 4.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#587E70 color

#587E70 rgb(88, 126, 112)

Shades of green

The hex color #587E70 is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.5% red, 49.4% green and 43.9% blue (88, 126, 112).

Its hue angle is 158°, with 18% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 30% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Ecological (#677F70), a difference of 4.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.63:1).

#587E70 color codes

HEX	`#587E70`
RGB	`rgb(88, 126, 112)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.5%, 49.4%, 43.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(158, 18%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(158, 30%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(30%, 0%, 11%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.7, -16.57, 3.36)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.7, 16.9, 168.55)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.409, 18.166, 18.073)`
Decimal	`5799536`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #587E70, 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 #587E70	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.63:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.53:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#587E70 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.53:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.63:1	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 #587E70 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #587e70; }
.text { color: #587e70; }
.border { border: 2px solid #587e70; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(88 126 112 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #587e70, #58797e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #587E70?: #587E70 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 #587E70?: The RGB value is 88, 126, 112: 88 red, 126 green and 112 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #587E70?: The complementary color is #7E5866, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #587E70?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.63:1 and white text 4.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.