What color is #587F5D?

#587F5D is a grayish green, closest to the named color Clouded Pine. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #587F5D?

The RGB value is 88, 127, 93: 88 red, 127 green and 93 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #587F5D?

The complementary color is #7F587A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #587F5D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.61:1 and white text 4.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#587F5D color

#587F5D rgb(88, 127, 93)

Shades of green

The hex color #587F5D is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.5% red, 49.8% green and 36.5% blue (88, 127, 93).

Its hue angle is 128°, with 18% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 31% cyan, 0% magenta, 27% yellow and 50% black.

The closest named color is Clouded Pine (#628468), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.61:1).

#587F5D color codes

HEX	`#587F5D`
RGB	`rgb(88, 127, 93)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.5%, 49.8%, 36.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(128, 18%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(128, 31%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(31%, 0%, 27%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.55, -21.09, 14.23)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.55, 25.44, 145.99)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.589, 18.043, 13.12)`
Decimal	`5799773`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #587F5D, 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 #587F5D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.61:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.56:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#587F5D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.56:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.61:1	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 #587F5D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #587f5d; }
.text { color: #587f5d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #587f5d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(88 127 93 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #587f5d, #587f70); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #587F5D?: #587F5D is a grayish green, closest to the named color Clouded Pine. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #587F5D?: The RGB value is 88, 127, 93: 88 red, 127 green and 93 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #587F5D?: The complementary color is #7F587A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #587F5D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.61:1 and white text 4.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.