What color is #585D40?

#585D40 is a dark, grayish yellow-green known as Cypress. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Cypress?

The RGB value is 88, 93, 64: 88 red, 93 green and 64 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Cypress?

The complementary color is #45405D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #585D40?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.05:1 and white text 6.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Cypress color: hex code #585D40

#585D40 rgb(88, 93, 64)

Shades of green

Cypress has the hex code #585D40. It is a dark, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.5% red, 36.5% green and 25.1% blue (88, 93, 64).

Its hue angle is 70°, with 18% saturation and 31% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 31% yellow and 64% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.87:1).

Cypress (#585D40) color codes

HEX	`#585D40`
RGB	`rgb(88, 93, 64)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.5%, 36.5%, 25.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(70, 18%, 31%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(70, 31%, 36%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 0%, 31%, 64%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(38.33, -7.43, 16.05)`
CIE LCH	`lch(38.33, 17.69, 114.85)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.864, 10.274, 6.366)`
Decimal	`5791040`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Cypress, 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 #585D40	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.05:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.87:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#585D40 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.87:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.05:1	Fail	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 #585D40 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #585d40; }
.text { color: #585d40; }
.border { border: 2px solid #585d40; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(88 93 64 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #585d40, #4a5d40); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

See #585D40 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #585D40?: #585D40 is a dark, grayish yellow-green known as Cypress. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Cypress?: The RGB value is 88, 93, 64: 88 red, 93 green and 64 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Cypress?: The complementary color is #45405D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #585D40?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.05:1 and white text 6.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.