What color is #588E6F?

#588E6F is a grayish green, closest to the named color Illuminati Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #588E6F?

The RGB value is 88, 142, 111: 88 red, 142 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #588E6F?

The complementary color is #8E5877, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #588E6F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.51:1 and white text 3.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#588E6F color

#588E6F rgb(88, 142, 111)

Shades of green

The hex color #588E6F is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.5% red, 55.7% green and 43.5% blue (88, 142, 111).

Its hue angle is 146°, with 23% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 38% cyan, 0% magenta, 22% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Illuminati Green (#419168), a difference of 4.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.51:1).

#588E6F color codes

HEX	`#588E6F`
RGB	`rgb(88, 142, 111)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.5%, 55.7%, 43.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(146, 23%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(146, 38%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(38%, 0%, 22%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.62, -25.12, 10.95)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.62, 27.41, 156.44)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.566, 22.567, 18.519)`
Decimal	`5803631`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #588E6F, 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 #588E6F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.51:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.81:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#588E6F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.81:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.51:1	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 #588E6F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #588e6f; }
.text { color: #588e6f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #588e6f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(88 142 111 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #588e6f, #588e8a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #588E6F?: #588E6F is a grayish green, closest to the named color Illuminati Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #588E6F?: The RGB value is 88, 142, 111: 88 red, 142 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #588E6F?: The complementary color is #8E5877, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #588E6F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.51:1 and white text 3.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.