What color is #588057?

#588057 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Kale. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #588057?

The RGB value is 88, 128, 87: 88 red, 128 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #588057?

The complementary color is #7F5780, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #588057?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.64:1 and white text 4.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#588057 color

#588057 rgb(88, 128, 87)

Shades of green

The hex color #588057 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.5% red, 50.2% green and 34.1% blue (88, 128, 87).

Its hue angle is 119°, with 19% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 31% cyan, 0% magenta, 32% yellow and 50% black.

The closest named color is Kale (#648251), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.64:1).

#588057 color codes

HEX	`#588057`
RGB	`rgb(88, 128, 87)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.5%, 50.2%, 34.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(119, 19%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(119, 32%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(31%, 0%, 32%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.74, -22.72, 17.94)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.74, 28.94, 141.7)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.463, 18.201, 11.819)`
Decimal	`5800023`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #588057, 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 #588057	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.64:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.53:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#588057 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.53:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.64:1	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 #588057 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #588057; }
.text { color: #588057; }
.border { border: 2px solid #588057; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(88 128 87 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #588057, #57806a); }

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Questions

What color is #588057?: #588057 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Kale. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #588057?: The RGB value is 88, 128, 87: 88 red, 128 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #588057?: The complementary color is #7F5780, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #588057?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.64:1 and white text 4.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.