What color is #585F3A?

#585F3A is a dark, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Cypress. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #585F3A?

The RGB value is 88, 95, 58: 88 red, 95 green and 58 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #585F3A?

The complementary color is #413A5F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #585F3A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.11:1 and white text 6.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#585F3A color

#585F3A rgb(88, 95, 58)

Shades of green

The hex color #585F3A is a dark, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.5% red, 37.3% green and 22.7% blue (88, 95, 58).

Its hue angle is 71°, with 24% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 39% yellow and 63% black.

The closest named color is Cypress (#585D40), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.75:1).

#585F3A color codes

HEX	`#585F3A`
RGB	`rgb(88, 95, 58)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.5%, 37.3%, 22.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(71, 24%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(71, 39%, 37%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 0%, 39%, 63%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(38.84, -9.48, 20.29)`
CIE LCH	`lch(38.84, 22.4, 115.06)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.88, 10.565, 5.574)`
Decimal	`5791546`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #585F3A, 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 #585F3A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.11:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.75:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#585F3A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.75:1	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 #585F3A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #585f3a; }
.text { color: #585f3a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #585f3a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(88 95 58 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #585f3a, #465f3a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Army Green.

Questions

What color is #585F3A?: #585F3A is a dark, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Cypress. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #585F3A?: The RGB value is 88, 95, 58: 88 red, 95 green and 58 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #585F3A?: The complementary color is #413A5F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #585F3A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.11:1 and white text 6.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.