What color is #585C3C?

#585C3C 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 #585C3C?

The RGB value is 88, 92, 60: 88 red, 92 green and 60 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #585C3C?

The complementary color is #403C5C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #585C3C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.01:1 and white text 6.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#585C3C color

#585C3C rgb(88, 92, 60)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #585C3C is a dark, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.5% red, 36.1% green and 23.5% blue (88, 92, 60).

Its hue angle is 68°, with 21% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 35% yellow and 64% black.

The closest named color is Cypress (#585D40), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.97:1).

#585C3C color codes

HEX	`#585C3C`
RGB	`rgb(88, 92, 60)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.5%, 36.1%, 23.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(68, 21%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(68, 35%, 36%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 35%, 64%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.94, -7.45, 17.93)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.94, 19.42, 112.57)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.667, 10.055, 5.758)`
Decimal	`5790780`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #585C3C, 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 #585C3C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.01:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.97:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#585C3C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.97:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.01:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

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 #585C3C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #585c3c; }
.text { color: #585c3c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #585c3c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(88 92 60 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #585c3c, #485c3c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Army Green.

Questions

What color is #585C3C?: #585C3C 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 #585C3C?: The RGB value is 88, 92, 60: 88 red, 92 green and 60 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #585C3C?: The complementary color is #403C5C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #585C3C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.01:1 and white text 6.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.