What color is #587F78?

#587F78 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Stream Burble. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #587F78?

The RGB value is 88, 127, 120: 88 red, 127 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #587F78?

The complementary color is #7F585F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #587F78?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.72:1 and white text 4.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#587F78 color

#587F78 rgb(88, 127, 120)

Shades of teal

The hex color #587F78 is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.5% red, 49.8% green and 47.1% blue (88, 127, 120).

Its hue angle is 169°, with 18% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 31% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 50% black.

The closest named color is Stream Burble (#5E7E7D), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.72:1).

#587F78 color codes

HEX	`#587F78`
RGB	`rgb(88, 127, 120)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.5%, 49.8%, 47.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(169, 18%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(169, 31%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(31%, 0%, 6%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.23, -15.24, -0.57)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.23, 15.25, 182.14)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.003, 18.609, 20.567)`
Decimal	`5799800`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #587F78, 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 #587F78	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.72:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.45:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#587F78 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.45:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.72:1	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 #587F78 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #587f78; }
.text { color: #587f78; }
.border { border: 2px solid #587f78; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(88 127 120 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #587f78, #58727f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #587F78?: #587F78 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Stream Burble. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #587F78?: The RGB value is 88, 127, 120: 88 red, 127 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #587F78?: The complementary color is #7F585F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #587F78?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.72:1 and white text 4.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.