What color is #585246?

#585246 is a dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Masala. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #585246?

The RGB value is 88, 82, 70: 88 red, 82 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #585246?

The complementary color is #464C58, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #585246?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.71:1 and white text 7.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#585246 color

#585246 rgb(88, 82, 70)

Shades of gray

The hex color #585246 is a dark, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.5% red, 32.2% green and 27.5% blue (88, 82, 70).

Its hue angle is 40°, with 11% saturation and 31% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 20% yellow and 65% black.

The closest named color is Masala (#57534B), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.75:1).

#585246 color codes

HEX	`#585246`
RGB	`rgb(88, 82, 70)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.5%, 32.2%, 27.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(40, 11%, 31%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(40, 20%, 35%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 20%, 65%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.11, 0.17, 7.94)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.11, 7.94, 88.75)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.147, 8.552, 7.015)`
Decimal	`5788230`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #585246, 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 #585246	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.71:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.75:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#585246 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.75:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.71:1	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 #585246 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #585246; }
.text { color: #585246; }
.border { border: 2px solid #585246; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(88 82 70 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #585246, #555846); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Umber.

Questions

What color is #585246?: #585246 is a dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Masala. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #585246?: The RGB value is 88, 82, 70: 88 red, 82 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #585246?: The complementary color is #464C58, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #585246?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.71:1 and white text 7.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.