What color is #585D22?

#585D22 is a dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Army Green. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #585D22?

The RGB value is 88, 93, 34: 88 red, 93 green and 34 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #585D22?

The complementary color is #27225D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #585D22?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3:1 and white text 6.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#585D22 color

#585D22 rgb(88, 93, 34)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #585D22 is a dark, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.5% red, 36.5% green and 13.3% blue (88, 93, 34).

Its hue angle is 65°, with 46% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 63% yellow and 64% black.

The closest named color is Army Green (#4B5320), a difference of 4.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.99:1).

#585D22 color codes

HEX	`#585D22`
RGB	`rgb(88, 93, 34)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.5%, 36.5%, 13.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(65, 46%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(65, 63%, 36%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 0%, 63%, 64%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.88, -11.04, 32.39)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.88, 34.22, 108.83)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.228, 10.019, 3.014)`
Decimal	`5791010`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #585D22, 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 #585D22	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.99:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#585D22 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.99:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3:1	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 #585D22 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #585d22; }
.text { color: #585d22; }
.border { border: 2px solid #585d22; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(88 93 34 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #585d22, #3b5d22); }

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Questions

What color is #585D22?: #585D22 is a dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Army Green. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #585D22?: The RGB value is 88, 93, 34: 88 red, 93 green and 34 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #585D22?: The complementary color is #27225D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #585D22?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3:1 and white text 6.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.