What color is #585948?

#585948 is a dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Tree of Life. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #585948?

The RGB value is 88, 89, 72: 88 red, 89 green and 72 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #585948?

The complementary color is #494859, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #585948?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.94:1 and white text 7.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#585948 color

#585948 rgb(88, 89, 72)

Shades of gray

The hex color #585948 is a dark, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.5% red, 34.9% green and 28.2% blue (88, 89, 72).

Its hue angle is 64°, with 11% saturation and 32% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 19% yellow and 65% black.

The closest named color is Tree of Life (#595D45), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.15:1).

#585948 color codes

HEX	`#585948`
RGB	`rgb(88, 89, 72)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.5%, 34.9%, 28.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(64, 11%, 32%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(64, 19%, 35%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 0%, 19%, 65%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.28, -3.73, 9.73)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.28, 10.42, 110.95)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.766, 9.687, 7.538)`
Decimal	`5790024`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #585948, 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 #585948	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.94:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.15:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#585948 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.15:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.94:1	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 #585948 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #585948; }
.text { color: #585948; }
.border { border: 2px solid #585948; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(88 89 72 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #585948, #505948); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #585948?: #585948 is a dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Tree of Life. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #585948?: The RGB value is 88, 89, 72: 88 red, 89 green and 72 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #585948?: The complementary color is #494859, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #585948?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.94:1 and white text 7.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.