What color is #585E4A?

#585E4A is a dark, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Tree of Life. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #585E4A?

The RGB value is 88, 94, 74: 88 red, 94 green and 74 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #585E4A?

The complementary color is #504A5E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #585E4A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.11:1 and white text 6.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#585E4A color

#585E4A rgb(88, 94, 74)

Shades of gray

The hex color #585E4A is a dark, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.5% red, 36.9% green and 29% blue (88, 94, 74).

Its hue angle is 78°, with 12% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 21% yellow and 63% black.

The closest named color is Tree of Life (#595D45), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.74:1).

#585E4A color codes

HEX	`#585E4A`
RGB	`rgb(88, 94, 74)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.5%, 36.9%, 29%)`
HSL	`hsl(78, 12%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(78, 21%, 37%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 0%, 21%, 63%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(38.85, -6.35, 10.7)`
CIE LCH	`lch(38.85, 12.44, 120.66)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.263, 10.575, 8.03)`
Decimal	`5791306`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #585E4A, 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 #585E4A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.11:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.74:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#585E4A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.74:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.11:1	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 #585E4A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #585e4a; }
.text { color: #585e4a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #585e4a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(88 94 74 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #585e4a, #4e5e4a); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #585E4A?: #585E4A is a dark, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Tree of Life. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #585E4A?: The RGB value is 88, 94, 74: 88 red, 94 green and 74 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #585E4A?: The complementary color is #504A5E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #585E4A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.11:1 and white text 6.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.