What color is #585B2A?

#585B2A is a dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Army Green. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #585B2A?

The RGB value is 88, 91, 42: 88 red, 91 green and 42 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #585B2A?

The complementary color is #2D2A5B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #585B2A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.94:1 and white text 7.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#585B2A color

#585B2A rgb(88, 91, 42)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #585B2A is a dark, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.5% red, 35.7% green and 16.5% blue (88, 91, 42).

Its hue angle is 64°, with 37% saturation and 26% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 54% yellow and 64% black.

The closest named color is Army Green (#4B5320), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.13:1).

#585B2A color codes

HEX	`#585B2A`
RGB	`rgb(88, 91, 42)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.5%, 35.7%, 16.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(64, 37%, 26%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(64, 54%, 36%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 0%, 54%, 64%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.34, -9.14, 27.57)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.34, 29.04, 108.34)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.184, 9.724, 3.636)`
Decimal	`5790506`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #585B2A, 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 #585B2A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.94:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.13:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#585B2A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.13:1	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 #585B2A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #585b2a; }
.text { color: #585b2a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #585b2a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(88 91 42 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #585b2a, #3f5b2a); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #585B2A?: #585B2A is a dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Army Green. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #585B2A?: The RGB value is 88, 91, 42: 88 red, 91 green and 42 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #585B2A?: The complementary color is #2D2A5B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #585B2A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.94:1 and white text 7.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.