What color is #585137?

#585137 is a dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Olive Bark. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #585137?

The RGB value is 88, 81, 55: 88 red, 81 green and 55 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #585137?

The complementary color is #373E58, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #585137?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.65:1 and white text 7.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#585137 color

#585137 rgb(88, 81, 55)

Shades of brown

The hex color #585137 is a dark, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.5% red, 31.8% green and 21.6% blue (88, 81, 55).

Its hue angle is 47°, with 23% saturation and 28% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 37% yellow and 65% black.

The closest named color is Olive Bark (#5F5537), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.93:1).

#585137 color codes

HEX	`#585137`
RGB	`rgb(88, 81, 55)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.5%, 31.8%, 21.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(47, 23%, 28%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(47, 37%, 35%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 37%, 65%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(34.47, -1.6, 16.36)`
CIE LCH	`lch(34.47, 16.44, 95.57)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.657, 8.236, 4.8)`
Decimal	`5787959`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #585137, 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 #585137	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.65:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.93:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#585137 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.93:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.65:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

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 #585137 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #585137; }
.text { color: #585137; }
.border { border: 2px solid #585137; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(88 81 55 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #585137, #4f5837); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Army Green.

Questions

What color is #585137?: #585137 is a dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Olive Bark. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #585137?: The RGB value is 88, 81, 55: 88 red, 81 green and 55 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #585137?: The complementary color is #373E58, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #585137?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.65:1 and white text 7.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.