What color is #585F01?

#585F01 is a very dark, vivid yellow, closest to the named color Serrano Pepper. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #585F01?

The RGB value is 88, 95, 1: 88 red, 95 green and 1 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #585F01?

The complementary color is #08015F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #585F01?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.05:1 and white text 6.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#585F01 color

#585F01 rgb(88, 95, 1)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #585F01 is a very dark, vivid yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.5% red, 37.3% green and 0.4% blue (88, 95, 1).

Its hue angle is 64°, with 98% saturation and 19% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 99% yellow and 63% black.

The closest named color is Serrano Pepper (#556600), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.88:1).

#585F01 color codes

HEX	`#585F01`
RGB	`rgb(88, 95, 1)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.5%, 37.3%, 0.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(64, 98%, 19%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(64, 99%, 37%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 0%, 99%, 63%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(38.31, -13.85, 44.84)`
CIE LCH	`lch(38.31, 46.93, 107.17)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.122, 10.261, 1.581)`
Decimal	`5791489`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #585F01, 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 #585F01	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.05:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.88:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#585F01 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.88:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.05:1	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 #585F01 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #585f01; }
.text { color: #585f01; }
.border { border: 2px solid #585f01; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(88 95 1 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #585f01, #295f01); }

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Questions

What color is #585F01?: #585F01 is a very dark, vivid yellow, closest to the named color Serrano Pepper. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #585F01?: The RGB value is 88, 95, 1: 88 red, 95 green and 1 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #585F01?: The complementary color is #08015F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #585F01?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.05:1 and white text 6.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.