What color is #585C0C?

#585C0C 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 #585C0C?

The RGB value is 88, 92, 12: 88 red, 92 green and 12 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #585C0C?

The complementary color is #100C5C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #585C0C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.95:1 and white text 7.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#585C0C color

#585C0C rgb(88, 92, 12)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #585C0C is a dark, moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.5% red, 36.1% green and 4.7% blue (88, 92, 12).

Its hue angle is 63°, with 77% saturation and 20% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 87% yellow and 64% black.

The closest named color is Forestial Outpost (#556611), a difference of 4.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.12:1).

#585C0C color codes

HEX	`#585C0C`
RGB	`rgb(88, 92, 12)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.5%, 36.1%, 4.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(63, 77%, 20%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(63, 87%, 36%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 87%, 64%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.4, -11.8, 40.99)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.4, 42.66, 106.06)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.918, 9.756, 1.814)`
Decimal	`5790732`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #585C0C, 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 #585C0C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.95:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.12:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#585C0C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.12:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.95:1	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 #585C0C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #585c0c; }
.text { color: #585c0c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #585c0c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(88 92 12 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #585c0c, #305c0c); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #585C0C?: #585C0C 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 #585C0C?: The RGB value is 88, 92, 12: 88 red, 92 green and 12 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #585C0C?: The complementary color is #100C5C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #585C0C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.95:1 and white text 7.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.