What color is #588480?

#588480 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Stream Burble. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #588480?

The RGB value is 88, 132, 128: 88 red, 132 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #588480?

The complementary color is #84585C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #588480?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.03:1 and white text 4.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#588480 color

#588480 rgb(88, 132, 128)

Shades of teal

The hex color #588480 is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.5% red, 51.8% green and 50.2% blue (88, 132, 128).

Its hue angle is 175°, with 20% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 33% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Stream Burble (#5E7E7D), a difference of 3.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.03:1).

#588480 color codes

HEX	`#588480`
RGB	`rgb(88, 132, 128)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.5%, 51.8%, 50.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(175, 20%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(175, 33%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(33%, 0%, 3%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.99, -16, -2.66)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.99, 16.22, 189.45)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.171, 20.135, 23.452)`
Decimal	`5801088`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #588480, 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 #588480	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.03:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.18:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#588480 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.18:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.03:1	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 #588480 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #588480; }
.text { color: #588480; }
.border { border: 2px solid #588480; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(88 132 128 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #588480, #587284); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Juniper.

Questions

What color is #588480?: #588480 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Stream Burble. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #588480?: The RGB value is 88, 132, 128: 88 red, 132 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #588480?: The complementary color is #84585C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #588480?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.03:1 and white text 4.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.