What color is #585C42?

#585C42 is a dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Tree of Life. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #585C42?

The RGB value is 88, 92, 66: 88 red, 92 green and 66 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #585C42?

The complementary color is #46425C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #585C42?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.02:1 and white text 6.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#585C42 color

#585C42 rgb(88, 92, 66)

Shades of green

The hex color #585C42 is a dark, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.5% red, 36.1% green and 25.9% blue (88, 92, 66).

Its hue angle is 69°, with 16% saturation and 31% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 28% yellow and 64% black.

The closest named color is Tree of Life (#595D45), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.94:1).

#585C42 color codes

HEX	`#585C42`
RGB	`rgb(88, 92, 66)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.5%, 36.1%, 25.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(69, 16%, 31%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(69, 28%, 36%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 28%, 64%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(38.06, -6.53, 14.48)`
CIE LCH	`lch(38.06, 15.88, 114.27)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.835, 10.122, 6.642)`
Decimal	`5790786`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #585C42, 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 #585C42	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.02:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.94:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#585C42 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.94:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.02:1	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 #585C42 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #585c42; }
.text { color: #585c42; }
.border { border: 2px solid #585c42; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(88 92 66 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #585c42, #4b5c42); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #585C42?: #585C42 is a dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Tree of Life. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #585C42?: The RGB value is 88, 92, 66: 88 red, 92 green and 66 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #585C42?: The complementary color is #46425C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #585C42?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.02:1 and white text 6.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.