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#587473 Color

#587473 is rgb(88, 116, 115) in RGB, hsl(178, 14%, 40%) in HSL, and about cmyk(24%, 0%, 1%, 55%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Cadet (#536872), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.1. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#587473
HEX#587473
RGBrgb(88, 116, 115)
HSLhsl(178, 14%, 40%)
HSVhsv(178, 24%, 45%)
CMYKcmyk(24%, 0%, 1%, 55%)
OKLCHoklch(53.7% 0.033 193.5)
LABlab(46.62% -10.70 -2.95)
LCHlch(46.62% 11.10 195.42)

What #587473 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #587473, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

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#587473 Channel Values

How #587473 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 88 · G 116 · B 1158-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 178° · S 14% · L 40%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 178° · S 24% · V 45%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 24% · M 0% · Y 1% · K 55%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance5.05:1 vs white · 4.16:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #587473 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text5.05:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text4.16:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #587473

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #587473; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Tints & Shades of #587473

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

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Shades

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How #587473 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#587473
Protanopia#707073
Protanomaly#677273
Deuteranopia#6C6C74
Deuteranomaly#646F73
Tritanopia#587474
Tritanomaly#587474
Achromatopsia#6F6F6F

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Using #587473 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-587473: #587473;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #587473;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-587473': '#587473' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.345, green: 0.455, blue: 0.451)
Android XML<color name="color_587473">#587473</color>
SVG fillfill="#587473"

More Teal Colors

#587473 sits in the teal family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#587473 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #587473?

#587473 is a mid-tone teal — rgb(88, 116, 115) in RGB and hsl(178, 14%, 40%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Cadet (#536872), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.1.

What is the RGB value of #587473?

#587473 is rgb(88, 116, 115) — red 88, green 116, and blue 115 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #587473?

#587473 converts to approximately cmyk(24%, 0%, 1%, 55%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #587473 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #587473 scores 5.05:1 against white and 4.16:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #587473 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #587473 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is dimgray (#696969) at a CIE76 distance of 11.32, which is visibly different.

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