What color is #585535?

#585535 is a dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Jungle King. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #585535?

The RGB value is 88, 85, 53: 88 red, 85 green and 53 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #585535?

The complementary color is #353858, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #585535?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.77:1 and white text 7.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#585535 color

#585535 rgb(88, 85, 53)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #585535 is a dark, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.5% red, 33.3% green and 20.8% blue (88, 85, 53).

Its hue angle is 55°, with 25% saturation and 28% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 40% yellow and 65% black.

The closest named color is Jungle King (#4F4D32), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.59:1).

#585535 color codes

HEX	`#585535`
RGB	`rgb(88, 85, 53)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.5%, 33.3%, 20.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(55, 25%, 28%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(55, 40%, 35%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 40%, 65%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.65, -4.29, 19.13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.65, 19.6, 102.65)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.916, 8.829, 4.655)`
Decimal	`5788981`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #585535, 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 #585535	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.77:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.59:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#585535 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.59:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.77:1	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 #585535 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #585535; }
.text { color: #585535; }
.border { border: 2px solid #585535; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(88 85 53 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #585535, #4a5835); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Army Green.

Questions

What color is #585535?: #585535 is a dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Jungle King. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #585535?: The RGB value is 88, 85, 53: 88 red, 85 green and 53 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #585535?: The complementary color is #353858, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #585535?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.77:1 and white text 7.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.