#587A7E Color

#587A7E is rgb(88, 122, 126) in RGB, hsl(186, 18%, 42%) in HSL, and about cmyk(30%, 3%, 0%, 51%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Steel Teal (#5F8A8F), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.44. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#587A7E

HEX#587A7E

RGBrgb(88, 122, 126)

HSLhsl(186, 18%, 42%)

HSVhsv(186, 30%, 49%)

CMYKcmyk(30%, 3%, 0%, 51%)

OKLCHoklch(55.5% 0.039 205.2)

LABlab(48.75% -11.75 -6.32)

LCHlch(48.75% 13.35 208.26)

What #587A7E 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 #587A7E, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Steel Teal#5F8A8FΔE 6.44 Cadet#536872ΔE 8.53 Deep Space Sparkle#4A646CΔE 9.01 Ming#36747DΔE 9.4 Steel#71797EΔE 9.9 Slate Gray#708090ΔE 10.34

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#587A7E Channel Values

How #587A7E breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 88 · G 122 · B 126	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 186° · S 18% · L 42%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 186° · S 30% · V 49%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 30% · M 3% · Y 0% · K 51%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	4.67:1 vs white · 4.5:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #587A7E 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 text4.67:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

TextBlack text4.5:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #587A7E

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #587A7E; 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 #587A7E

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 #587A7E 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#587A7E

Protanopia#75757E

Protanomaly#6B777E

Deuteranopia#70707F

Deuteranomaly#67747E

Tritanopia#577B7B

Tritanomaly#587A7C

Achromatopsia#747474

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Using #587A7E in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-587a7e: #587A7E;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #587A7E;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-587a7e': '#587A7E' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.345, green: 0.478, blue: 0.494)

Android XML<color name="color_587a7e">#587A7E</color>

SVG fillfill="#587A7E"

More Teal Colors

#587A7E sits in the teal family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

002424 f5ffff 002a38 f0ffff 002d2e eefbfb 003333 ecfeff 003542 ecf7f9 003838 ebffff 006466 009999 00ebeb 0d1616 192929 24fbff 36747d 50bfe6 73a9c2 8dd9cc aec6cf ccffff

#587A7E Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #587A7E?

#587A7E is a mid-tone teal — rgb(88, 122, 126) in RGB and hsl(186, 18%, 42%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Steel Teal (#5F8A8F), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.44.

What is the RGB value of #587A7E?

#587A7E is rgb(88, 122, 126) — red 88, green 122, and blue 126 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #587A7E?

#587A7E converts to approximately cmyk(30%, 3%, 0%, 51%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #587A7E be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #587A7E scores 4.67:1 against white and 4.5:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #587A7E as a CSS color keyword?

No. #587A7E 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 slategray (#708090) at a CIE76 distance of 10.34, which is visibly different.

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