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#587973 Color

#587973 is rgb(88, 121, 115) in RGB, hsl(169, 16%, 41%) in HSL, and about cmyk(27%, 0%, 5%, 53%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Hooker's Green (#49796B), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.17. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#587973
HEX#587973
RGBrgb(88, 121, 115)
HSLhsl(169, 16%, 41%)
HSVhsv(169, 27%, 47%)
CMYKcmyk(27%, 0%, 5%, 53%)
OKLCHoklch(54.9% 0.039 182.4)
LABlab(48.16% -13.29 -0.72)
LCHlch(48.16% 13.31 183.12)

What #587973 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 #587973, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every green in the library.

#587973 Channel Values

How #587973 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 121 · B 1158-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 169° · S 16% · L 41%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 169° · S 27% · V 47%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 27% · M 0% · Y 5% · K 53%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.78:1 vs white · 4.4:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #587973 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 text4.78:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text4.4:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #587973

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #587973; 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 #587973

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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How #587973 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#587973
Protanopia#747473
Protanomaly#6A7673
Deuteranopia#6F6F74
Deuteranomaly#677373
Tritanopia#597878
Tritanomaly#597976
Achromatopsia#737373

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #587973 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-587973: #587973;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #587973;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-587973': '#587973' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.345, green: 0.475, blue: 0.451)
Android XML<color name="color_587973">#587973</color>
SVG fillfill="#587973"

More Green Colors

#587973 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#587973 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #587973?

#587973 is a mid-tone green — rgb(88, 121, 115) in RGB and hsl(169, 16%, 41%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Hooker's Green (#49796B), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.17.

What is the RGB value of #587973?

#587973 is rgb(88, 121, 115) — red 88, green 121, and blue 115 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #587973?

#587973 converts to approximately cmyk(27%, 0%, 5%, 53%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #587973 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #587973 scores 4.78:1 against white and 4.4:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #587973 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #587973 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 13.83, which is visibly different.

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