HEX atlas value

#588B23

#588B23 is a cool green HEX color close to Olive Drab. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 88, 139, 35, HSL 89, 60%, 34%, has luminance 0.2066, and belongs to the earth tone and jewel tone groups.

green cool earth-tone jewel-tone

#588B23 Sample readable text

HEX #588B23

RGB rgb(88, 139, 35)

HSL hsl(89 60% 34%)

CMYK cmyk(37, 0, 75, 45)

Luminance 0.2066

Contrast Black 5.13:1White 4.09:1

CSS

--color-588b23: #588B23;
.background-588b23 { background-color: #588B23; }
.text-588b23 { color: #588B23; }

Luminance0.2066

Black text5.13:1AA Pass

White text4.09:1AA Fail

hexCanonical HEX value

rgbRed, green, blue channels

hslHue, saturation, lightness

cmykApproximate print conversion

wcagAA and AAA contrast options

harmoniesMathematical harmony sets

variantsGenerated tone variants

nearestColorsKnowledge graph neighbors

Structured sections

Color systems

{"hex":"#588B23","rgb":[88,139,35],"hsl":[89,60,34],"cmyk":[37,0,75,45],"luminance":0.2066,"contrast":{"black":5.13,"white":4.09}}

WCAG

{"AA":["#000000"],"AAA":[]}

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":5.13,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":false},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":4.09,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#2A4110","hex":"#2A4110","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1.86,"contrastWhite":11.28,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#87CE3B","hex":"#87CE3B","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":10.92,"contrastWhite":1.92,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#55238B","hex":"#55238B","family":"purple","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2,"contrastWhite":10.5,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#599E10","hex":"#599E10","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":6.32,"contrastWhite":3.32,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":[]},{"name":"#8B8923","hex":"#8B8923","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":5.7,"contrastWhite":3.68,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":[]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["cool green","earth tone","jewel tone","earth tone green","jewel tone green","Olive Drab adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","natural palettes","rich accent palettes","botanical and wellness palettes"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/588b23.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/olive-drab.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/olive-leaf.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/fern-frond.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#55238B","analogous":["#8B8923","#248B23"],"triadic":["#23588B","#8B2358"],"tetradic":["#238B89","#55238B","#8B2324"],"splitComplementary":["#23248B","#89238B"],"monochromatic":["#87CE3B","#588B23","#2A4110"]}

Variants

{"light":"#87CE3B","dark":"#2A4110","saturated":"#599E10","desaturated":"#587836","pastel":"#98C567","neon":"#6FD600"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"olive-drab","name":"Olive Drab","hex":"#6B8E23","distance":19.235384061671343},{"slug":"olive-leaf","name":"Olive Leaf","hex":"#6B8E23","distance":19.235384061671343},{"slug":"fern-frond","name":"Fern Frond","hex":"#657220","distance":28.337254630609507},{"slug":"olive-green","name":"Olive Green","hex":"#708238","distance":33.13608305156178},{"slug":"avocado","name":"Avocado","hex":"#568203","distance":33.301651610693426}]

HEX meaning and use

About #588B23

#588B23 is classified as a cool green value with earth tone and jewel tone visual character. #588B23 is visually closest to Olive Drab, a named green color with HEX #6B8E23.

The RGB channels are 88, 139, and 35, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 89deg with 60% saturation and 34% lightness, so this page treats it as a moderate-saturation, mid-lightness atlas color rather than a generic swatch.

According to Colors Encyclopedia, this HEX value works best for color conversion, WCAG contrast checks, CSS color tokens, and natural palettes. Its luminance is 0.2066, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 19.24, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text5.13:1AA Pass

White text4.09:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000.

AAA text options: none in seed set.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #588B23 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000005.13:1 · AA

White text#FFFFFF4.09:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#2A4110#FFFFFF text · best 11.28:1#2A4110

#87CE3B#000000 text · best 10.92:1#87CE3B

#55238B#FFFFFF text · best 10.5:1#55238B

#599E10#000000 text · best 6.32:1#599E10

#8B8923#000000 text · best 5.7:1#8B8923

Generated Palette

#588B23#588B23

#55238B#55238B

#8B8923#8B8923

#248B23#248B23

#87CE3B#87CE3B

#2A4110#2A4110

Color Harmonies

#55238B#55238B

#8B8923#8B8923

#248B23#248B23

#23588B#23588B

#8B2358#8B2358

Variants

#87CE3B#87CE3B

#2A4110#2A4110

#599E10#599E10

#587836#587836

#98C567#98C567

#6FD600#6FD600

Nearest Named Colors

Olive Drab#6B8E23

Olive Leaf#6B8E23

Fern Frond#657220

Olive Green#708238

Avocado#568203

#588B23

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #588B23

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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