What color is #585A0F?

#585A0F is a dark, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Forestial Outpost. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #585A0F?

The RGB value is 88, 90, 15: 88 red, 90 green and 15 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #585A0F?

The complementary color is #110F5A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #585A0F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.88:1 and white text 7.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#585A0F color

#585A0F rgb(88, 90, 15)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #585A0F is a dark, moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.5% red, 35.3% green and 5.9% blue (88, 90, 15).

Its hue angle is 62°, with 71% saturation and 21% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 83% yellow and 65% black.

The closest named color is Forestial Outpost (#556611), a difference of 5.5 ΔE.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.28:1).

#585A0F color codes

HEX	`#585A0F`
RGB	`rgb(88, 90, 15)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.5%, 35.3%, 5.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(62, 71%, 21%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(62, 83%, 35%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 0%, 83%, 65%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.78, -10.54, 39.49)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.78, 40.87, 104.95)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.767, 9.422, 1.861)`
Decimal	`5790223`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #585A0F, 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 #585A0F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.88:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.28:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#585A0F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.28:1	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 #585A0F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #585a0f; }
.text { color: #585a0f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #585a0f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(88 90 15 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #585a0f, #325a0f); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #585A0F?: #585A0F is a dark, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Forestial Outpost. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #585A0F?: The RGB value is 88, 90, 15: 88 red, 90 green and 15 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #585A0F?: The complementary color is #110F5A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #585A0F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.88:1 and white text 7.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.