What color is #587F6E?

#587F6E is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Aloe Vera. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #587F6E?

The RGB value is 88, 127, 110: 88 red, 127 green and 110 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #587F6E?

The complementary color is #7F5869, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #587F6E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.68:1 and white text 4.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#587F6E color

#587F6E rgb(88, 127, 110)

Shades of green

The hex color #587F6E is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.5% red, 49.8% green and 43.1% blue (88, 127, 110).

Its hue angle is 154°, with 18% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 31% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 50% black.

The closest named color is Aloe Vera (#678779), a difference of 4.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.68:1).

#587F6E color codes

HEX	`#587F6E`
RGB	`rgb(88, 127, 110)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.5%, 49.8%, 43.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(154, 18%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(154, 31%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(31%, 0%, 13%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.95, -17.56, 4.9)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.95, 18.23, 164.42)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.427, 18.379, 17.536)`
Decimal	`5799790`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #587F6E, 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 #587F6E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.68:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.49:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#587F6E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.49:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.68:1	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 #587F6E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #587f6e; }
.text { color: #587f6e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #587f6e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(88 127 110 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #587f6e, #587d7f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #587F6E?: #587F6E is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Aloe Vera. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #587F6E?: The RGB value is 88, 127, 110: 88 red, 127 green and 110 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #587F6E?: The complementary color is #7F5869, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #587F6E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.68:1 and white text 4.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.