What color is #588873?

#588873 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Clouded Pine. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #588873?

The RGB value is 88, 136, 115: 88 red, 136 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #588873?

The complementary color is #88586D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #588873?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.18:1 and white text 4.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#588873 color

#588873 rgb(88, 136, 115)

Shades of green

The hex color #588873 is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.5% red, 53.3% green and 45.1% blue (88, 136, 115).

Its hue angle is 154°, with 21% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 35% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Clouded Pine (#628468), a difference of 4.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.18:1).

#588873 color codes

HEX	`#588873`
RGB	`rgb(88, 136, 115)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.5%, 53.3%, 45.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(154, 21%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(154, 35%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(35%, 0%, 15%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.86, -21.19, 6.16)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.86, 22.07, 163.8)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.922, 20.92, 19.415)`
Decimal	`5802099`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #588873, 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 #588873	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.18:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.05:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#588873 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.05:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.18:1	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 #588873 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #588873; }
.text { color: #588873; }
.border { border: 2px solid #588873; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(88 136 115 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #588873, #588588); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #588873?: #588873 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Clouded Pine. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #588873?: The RGB value is 88, 136, 115: 88 red, 136 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #588873?: The complementary color is #88586D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #588873?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.18:1 and white text 4.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.