What color is #588265?

#588265 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 #588265?

The RGB value is 88, 130, 101: 88 red, 130 green and 101 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #588265?

The complementary color is #825875, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #588265?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.8:1 and white text 4.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#588265 color

#588265 rgb(88, 130, 101)

Shades of green

The hex color #588265 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.5% red, 51% green and 39.6% blue (88, 130, 101).

Its hue angle is 139°, with 19% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 32% cyan, 0% magenta, 22% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Clouded Pine (#628468), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.8:1).

#588265 color codes

HEX	`#588265`
RGB	`rgb(88, 130, 101)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.5%, 51%, 39.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(139, 19%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(139, 32%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(32%, 0%, 22%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.66, -21.06, 11.15)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.66, 23.83, 152.11)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.355, 18.979, 15.216)`
Decimal	`5800549`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #588265, 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 #588265	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.8:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.38:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#588265 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.38:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.8:1	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 #588265 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #588265; }
.text { color: #588265; }
.border { border: 2px solid #588265; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(88 130 101 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #588265, #58827a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #588265?: #588265 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 #588265?: The RGB value is 88, 130, 101: 88 red, 130 green and 101 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #588265?: The complementary color is #825875, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #588265?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.8:1 and white text 4.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.