What color is #586152?

#586152 is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Ebony. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #586152?

The RGB value is 88, 97, 82: 88 red, 97 green and 82 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #586152?

The complementary color is #5B5261, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #586152?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.25:1 and white text 6.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#586152 color

#586152 rgb(88, 97, 82)

Shades of gray

The hex color #586152 is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.5% red, 38% green and 32.2% blue (88, 97, 82).

Its hue angle is 96°, with 8% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 62% black.

The closest named color is Ebony (#555D50), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.47:1).

#586152 color codes

HEX	`#586152`
RGB	`rgb(88, 97, 82)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.5%, 38%, 32.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(96, 8%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(96, 15%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 0%, 15%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.97, -6.62, 7.39)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.97, 9.92, 131.86)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.822, 11.233, 9.632)`
Decimal	`5792082`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #586152, 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 #586152	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.25:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.47:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#586152 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.47:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.25:1	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 #586152 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #586152; }
.text { color: #586152; }
.border { border: 2px solid #586152; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(88 97 82 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #586152, #526154); }

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Questions

What color is #586152?: #586152 is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Ebony. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #586152?: The RGB value is 88, 97, 82: 88 red, 97 green and 82 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #586152?: The complementary color is #5B5261, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #586152?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.25:1 and white text 6.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.