What color is #587F8B?

#587F8B is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Night Owl. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #587F8B?

The RGB value is 88, 127, 139: 88 red, 127 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #587F8B?

The complementary color is #8B6458, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #587F8B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.82:1 and white text 4.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#587F8B color

#587F8B rgb(88, 127, 139)

Shades of teal

The hex color #587F8B is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.5% red, 49.8% green and 54.5% blue (88, 127, 139).

Its hue angle is 194°, with 22% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 37% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Night Owl (#5D7B89), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.82:1).

#587F8B color codes

HEX	`#587F8B`
RGB	`rgb(88, 127, 139)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.5%, 49.8%, 54.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(194, 22%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(194, 37%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(37%, 9%, 0%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.82, -10.4, -10.83)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.82, 15.01, 226.17)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.273, 19.117, 27.254)`
Decimal	`5799819`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #587F8B, 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 #587F8B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.82:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.35:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#587F8B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.35:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.82:1	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 #587F8B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #587f8b; }
.text { color: #587f8b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #587f8b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(88 127 139 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #587f8b, #58668b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Air Force Blue.

Questions

What color is #587F8B?: #587F8B is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Night Owl. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #587F8B?: The RGB value is 88, 127, 139: 88 red, 127 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #587F8B?: The complementary color is #8B6458, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #587F8B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.82:1 and white text 4.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.