What color is #588B54?

#588B54 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Victorian Garden. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #588B54?

The RGB value is 88, 139, 84: 88 red, 139 green and 84 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #588B54?

The complementary color is #87548B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #588B54?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.24:1 and white text 4.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#588B54 color

#588B54 rgb(88, 139, 84)

Shades of green

The hex color #588B54 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.5% red, 54.5% green and 32.9% blue (88, 139, 84).

Its hue angle is 116°, with 25% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 37% cyan, 0% magenta, 40% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Victorian Garden (#558E4C), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.24:1).

#588B54 color codes

HEX	`#588B54`
RGB	`rgb(88, 139, 84)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.5%, 54.5%, 32.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(116, 25%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(116, 40%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(37%, 0%, 40%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.15, -28.7, 24.16)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.15, 37.51, 139.91)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.857, 21.179, 11.691)`
Decimal	`5802836`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #588B54, 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 #588B54	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.24:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.01:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#588B54 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.01:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.24:1	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 #588B54 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #588b54; }
.text { color: #588b54; }
.border { border: 2px solid #588b54; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(88 139 84 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #588b54, #548b6c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #588B54?: #588B54 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Victorian Garden. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #588B54?: The RGB value is 88, 139, 84: 88 red, 139 green and 84 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #588B54?: The complementary color is #87548B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #588B54?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.24:1 and white text 4.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.