What color is #585B41?

#585B41 is a dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Tree of Life. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #585B41?

The RGB value is 88, 91, 65: 88 red, 91 green and 65 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #585B41?

The complementary color is #44415B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #585B41?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.99:1 and white text 7.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#585B41 color

#585B41 rgb(88, 91, 65)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #585B41 is a dark, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.5% red, 35.7% green and 25.5% blue (88, 91, 65).

Its hue angle is 67°, with 17% saturation and 31% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 29% yellow and 64% black.

The closest named color is Tree of Life (#595D45), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.03:1).

#585B41 color codes

HEX	`#585B41`
RGB	`rgb(88, 91, 65)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.5%, 35.7%, 25.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(67, 17%, 31%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(67, 29%, 36%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 0%, 29%, 64%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.73, -6.1, 14.64)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.73, 15.86, 112.61)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.72, 9.939, 6.459)`
Decimal	`5790529`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #585B41, 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 #585B41	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.99:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.03:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#585B41 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.03:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.99:1	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 #585B41 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #585b41; }
.text { color: #585b41; }
.border { border: 2px solid #585b41; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(88 91 65 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #585b41, #4b5b41); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #585B41?: #585B41 is a dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Tree of Life. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #585B41?: The RGB value is 88, 91, 65: 88 red, 91 green and 65 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #585B41?: The complementary color is #44415B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #585B41?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.99:1 and white text 7.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.