What color is #588160?

#588160 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 #588160?

The RGB value is 88, 129, 96: 88 red, 129 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #588160?

The complementary color is #815879, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #588160?

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.

#588160 color

#588160 rgb(88, 129, 96)

Shades of green

The hex color #588160 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.5% red, 50.6% green and 37.6% blue (88, 129, 96).

Its hue angle is 132°, with 19% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 32% cyan, 0% magenta, 26% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Clouded Pine (#628468), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#588160 color codes

HEX	`#588160`
RGB	`rgb(88, 129, 96)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.5%, 50.6%, 37.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(132, 19%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(132, 32%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(32%, 0%, 26%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.24, -21.54, 13.45)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.24, 25.4, 148.03)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.985, 18.619, 13.921)`
Decimal	`5800288`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #588160, 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 #588160	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.72:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.45:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#588160 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 #588160 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #588160; }
.text { color: #588160; }
.border { border: 2px solid #588160; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(88 129 96 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #588160, #588175); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Fern Green.

Questions

What color is #588160?: #588160 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 #588160?: The RGB value is 88, 129, 96: 88 red, 129 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #588160?: The complementary color is #815879, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #588160?: 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.