What color is #588271?

#588271 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Aloe Vera. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #588271?

The RGB value is 88, 130, 113: 88 red, 130 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #588271?

The complementary color is #825869, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #588271?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.85:1 and white text 4.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#588271 color

#588271 rgb(88, 130, 113)

Shades of green

The hex color #588271 is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.5% red, 51% green and 44.3% blue (88, 130, 113).

Its hue angle is 156°, with 19% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 32% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Aloe Vera (#678779), a difference of 3.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.85:1).

#588271 color codes

HEX	`#588271`
RGB	`rgb(88, 130, 113)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.5%, 51%, 44.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(156, 19%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(156, 32%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(32%, 0%, 13%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.96, -18.49, 4.59)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.96, 19.05, 166.07)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.987, 19.231, 18.542)`
Decimal	`5800561`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #588271, 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 #588271	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.85:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.33:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#588271 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.33:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.85:1	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 #588271 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #588271; }
.text { color: #588271; }
.border { border: 2px solid #588271; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(88 130 113 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #588271, #587e82); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #588271?: #588271 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Aloe Vera. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #588271?: The RGB value is 88, 130, 113: 88 red, 130 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #588271?: The complementary color is #825869, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #588271?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.85:1 and white text 4.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.