What color is #585B3A?

#585B3A is a dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Cypress. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #585B3A?

The RGB value is 88, 91, 58: 88 red, 91 green and 58 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #585B3A?

The complementary color is #3D3A5B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #585B3A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.97:1 and white text 7.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#585B3A color

#585B3A rgb(88, 91, 58)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #585B3A is a dark, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.5% red, 35.7% green and 22.7% blue (88, 91, 58).

Its hue angle is 65°, with 22% saturation and 29% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 36% yellow and 64% black.

The closest named color is Cypress (#585D40), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.06:1).

#585B3A color codes

HEX	`#585B3A`
RGB	`rgb(88, 91, 58)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.5%, 35.7%, 22.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(65, 22%, 29%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(65, 36%, 36%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 0%, 36%, 64%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.59, -7.16, 18.67)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.59, 19.99, 110.98)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.529, 9.862, 5.456)`
Decimal	`5790522`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #585B3A, 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 #585B3A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.06:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#585B3A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.06:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.97:1	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 #585B3A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #585b3a; }
.text { color: #585b3a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #585b3a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(88 91 58 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #585b3a, #475b3a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Army Green.

Questions

What color is #585B3A?: #585B3A is a dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Cypress. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #585B3A?: The RGB value is 88, 91, 58: 88 red, 91 green and 58 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #585B3A?: The complementary color is #3D3A5B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #585B3A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.97:1 and white text 7.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.