What color is #585825?

#585825 is a dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Reptile Revenge. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #585825?

The RGB value is 88, 88, 37: 88 red, 88 green and 37 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #585825?

The complementary color is #252558, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #585825?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.84:1 and white text 7.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#585825 color

#585825 rgb(88, 88, 37)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #585825 is a dark, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.5% red, 34.5% green and 14.5% blue (88, 88, 37).

Its hue angle is 60°, with 41% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 58% yellow and 65% black.

The closest named color is Reptile Revenge (#5E582B), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.4:1).

#585825 color codes

HEX	`#585825`
RGB	`rgb(88, 88, 37)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.5%, 34.5%, 14.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(60, 41%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(60, 58%, 35%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 58%, 65%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.34, -7.89, 29.11)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.34, 30.16, 105.16)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.848, 9.188, 3.11)`
Decimal	`5789733`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #585825, 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 #585825	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.84:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.4:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#585825 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.4:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.84:1	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 #585825 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #585825; }
.text { color: #585825; }
.border { border: 2px solid #585825; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(88 88 37 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #585825, #3f5825); }

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Questions

What color is #585825?: #585825 is a dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Reptile Revenge. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #585825?: The RGB value is 88, 88, 37: 88 red, 88 green and 37 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #585825?: The complementary color is #252558, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #585825?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.84:1 and white text 7.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.