What color is #587E7D?

#587E7D is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Stream Burble. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #587E7D?

The RGB value is 88, 126, 125: 88 red, 126 green and 125 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #587E7D?

The complementary color is #7E5859, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #587E7D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.7:1 and white text 4.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#587E7D color

#587E7D rgb(88, 126, 125)

Shades of teal

The hex color #587E7D is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.5% red, 49.4% green and 49% blue (88, 126, 125).

Its hue angle is 178°, with 18% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 30% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Stream Burble (#5E7E7D), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#587E7D color codes

HEX	`#587E7D`
RGB	`rgb(88, 126, 125)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.5%, 49.4%, 49%)`
HSL	`hsl(178, 18%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(178, 30%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(30%, 0%, 1%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.07, -13.47, -3.74)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.07, 13.98, 195.52)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.186, 18.476, 22.164)`
Decimal	`5799549`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #587E7D, 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 #587E7D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.7:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.47:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#587E7D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.47:1	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 #587E7D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #587e7d; }
.text { color: #587e7d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #587e7d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(88 126 125 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #587e7d, #586c7e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Juniper.

Questions

What color is #587E7D?: #587E7D is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Stream Burble. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #587E7D?: The RGB value is 88, 126, 125: 88 red, 126 green and 125 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #587E7D?: The complementary color is #7E5859, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #587E7D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.7:1 and white text 4.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.