What color is #586259?

#586259 is a gray, closest to the named color Ebony. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #586259?

The RGB value is 88, 98, 89: 88 red, 98 green and 89 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #586259?

The complementary color is #625861, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #586259?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.31:1 and white text 6.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#586259 color

#586259 rgb(88, 98, 89)

Shades of gray

The hex color #586259 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.5% red, 38.4% green and 34.9% blue (88, 98, 89).

Its hue angle is 126°, with 5% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 62% black.

The closest named color is Ebony (#555D50), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.35:1).

#586259 color codes

HEX	`#586259`
RGB	`rgb(88, 98, 89)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.5%, 38.4%, 34.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(126, 5%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(126, 10%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 0%, 9%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.46, -5.8, 3.81)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.46, 6.94, 146.69)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.195, 11.531, 11.138)`
Decimal	`5792345`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #586259, 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 #586259	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.31:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.35:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#586259 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.35:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.31:1	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 #586259 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #586259; }
.text { color: #586259; }
.border { border: 2px solid #586259; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(88 98 89 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #586259, #58625e); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #586259?: #586259 is a gray, closest to the named color Ebony. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #586259?: The RGB value is 88, 98, 89: 88 red, 98 green and 89 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #586259?: The complementary color is #625861, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #586259?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.31:1 and white text 6.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.