What color is #588956?

#588956 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Beanpole. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #588956?

The RGB value is 88, 137, 86: 88 red, 137 green and 86 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #588956?

The complementary color is #875689, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #588956?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.13:1 and white text 4.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#588956 color

#588956 rgb(88, 137, 86)

Shades of green

The hex color #588956 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.5% red, 53.7% green and 33.7% blue (88, 137, 86).

Its hue angle is 118°, with 23% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 36% cyan, 0% magenta, 37% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Beanpole (#4E8747), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.13:1).

#588956 color codes

HEX	`#588956`
RGB	`rgb(88, 137, 86)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.5%, 53.7%, 33.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(118, 23%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(118, 37%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(36%, 0%, 37%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.55, -27.4, 22.26)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.55, 35.3, 140.9)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.649, 20.637, 12.014)`
Decimal	`5802326`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #588956, 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 #588956	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.13:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.1:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#588956 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.1:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.13:1	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 #588956 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #588956; }
.text { color: #588956; }
.border { border: 2px solid #588956; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(88 137 86 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #588956, #56896d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #588956?: #588956 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Beanpole. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #588956?: The RGB value is 88, 137, 86: 88 red, 137 green and 86 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #588956?: The complementary color is #875689, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #588956?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.13:1 and white text 4.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.