What color is #585A03?

#585A03 is a very dark, vivid yellow, closest to the named color Serrano Pepper. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #585A03?

The RGB value is 88, 90, 3: 88 red, 90 green and 3 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #585A03?

The complementary color is #05035A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #585A03?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.88:1 and white text 7.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#585A03 color

#585A03 rgb(88, 90, 3)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #585A03 is a very dark, vivid yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.5% red, 35.3% green and 1.2% blue (88, 90, 3).

Its hue angle is 61°, with 94% saturation and 18% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 97% yellow and 65% black.

The closest named color is Serrano Pepper (#556600), a difference of 5.5 ΔE.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.29:1).

#585A03 color codes

HEX	`#585A03`
RGB	`rgb(88, 90, 3)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.5%, 35.3%, 1.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(61, 94%, 18%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(61, 97%, 35%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 0%, 97%, 65%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.73, -10.97, 43.04)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.73, 44.41, 104.3)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.697, 9.394, 1.494)`
Decimal	`5790211`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #585A03, 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 #585A03	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.88:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.29:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#585A03 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.29:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.88:1	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 #585A03 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #585a03; }
.text { color: #585a03; }
.border { border: 2px solid #585a03; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(88 90 3 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #585a03, #2c5a03); }

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Questions

What color is #585A03?: #585A03 is a very dark, vivid yellow, closest to the named color Serrano Pepper. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #585A03?: The RGB value is 88, 90, 3: 88 red, 90 green and 3 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #585A03?: The complementary color is #05035A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #585A03?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.88:1 and white text 7.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.