What color is #588372?

#588372 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 #588372?

The RGB value is 88, 131, 114: 88 red, 131 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #588372?

The complementary color is #835869, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #588372?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.9:1 and white text 4.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#588372 color

#588372 rgb(88, 131, 114)

Shades of green

The hex color #588372 is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.5% red, 51.4% green and 44.7% blue (88, 131, 114).

Its hue angle is 156°, with 20% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 33% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Aloe Vera (#678779), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.9:1).

#588372 color codes

HEX	`#588372`
RGB	`rgb(88, 131, 114)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.5%, 51.4%, 44.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(156, 20%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(156, 33%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(33%, 0%, 13%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.29, -18.79, 4.48)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.29, 19.32, 166.58)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.177, 19.521, 18.885)`
Decimal	`5800818`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #588372, 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 #588372	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.9:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.28:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#588372 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.28:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.9:1	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 #588372 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #588372; }
.text { color: #588372; }
.border { border: 2px solid #588372; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(88 131 114 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #588372, #587e83); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #588372?: #588372 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 #588372?: The RGB value is 88, 131, 114: 88 red, 131 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #588372?: The complementary color is #835869, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #588372?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.9:1 and white text 4.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.