What color is #585A45?

#585A45 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 #585A45?

The RGB value is 88, 90, 69: 88 red, 90 green and 69 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #585A45?

The complementary color is #47455A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #585A45?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.96:1 and white text 7.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#585A45 color

#585A45 rgb(88, 90, 69)

Shades of gray

The hex color #585A45 is a dark, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.5% red, 35.3% green and 27.1% blue (88, 90, 69).

Its hue angle is 66°, with 13% saturation and 31% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 23% yellow and 65% black.

The closest named color is Tree of Life (#595D45), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.09:1).

#585A45 color codes

HEX	`#585A45`
RGB	`rgb(88, 90, 69)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.5%, 35.3%, 27.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(66, 13%, 31%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(66, 23%, 35%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 0%, 23%, 65%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.51, -4.85, 11.9)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.51, 12.85, 112.15)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.755, 9.817, 7.063)`
Decimal	`5790277`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #585A45, 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 #585A45	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.96:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.09:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#585A45 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.09:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.96:1	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 #585A45 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #585a45; }
.text { color: #585a45; }
.border { border: 2px solid #585a45; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(88 90 69 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #585a45, #4e5a45); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #585A45?: #585A45 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 #585A45?: The RGB value is 88, 90, 69: 88 red, 90 green and 69 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #585A45?: The complementary color is #47455A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #585A45?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.96:1 and white text 7.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.