What color is #585F2C?

#585F2C is a dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Army Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #585F2C?

The RGB value is 88, 95, 44: 88 red, 95 green and 44 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #585F2C?

The complementary color is #332C5F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #585F2C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.09:1 and white text 6.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#585F2C color

#585F2C rgb(88, 95, 44)

Shades of green

The hex color #585F2C is a dark, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.5% red, 37.3% green and 17.3% blue (88, 95, 44).

Its hue angle is 68°, with 37% saturation and 27% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 54% yellow and 63% black.

The closest named color is Army Green (#4B5320), a difference of 4.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.8:1).

#585F2C color codes

HEX	`#585F2C`
RGB	`rgb(88, 95, 44)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.5%, 37.3%, 17.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(68, 37%, 27%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(68, 54%, 37%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 0%, 54%, 63%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(38.62, -11.22, 27.99)`
CIE LCH	`lch(38.62, 30.16, 111.85)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.571, 10.441, 3.946)`
Decimal	`5791532`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #585F2C, 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 #585F2C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.09:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.8:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#585F2C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.8:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.09:1	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 #585F2C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #585f2c; }
.text { color: #585f2c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #585f2c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(88 95 44 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #585f2c, #3e5f2c); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #585F2C?: #585F2C is a dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Army Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #585F2C?: The RGB value is 88, 95, 44: 88 red, 95 green and 44 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #585F2C?: The complementary color is #332C5F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #585F2C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.09:1 and white text 6.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.