What color is #586352?

#586352 is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Italian Basil. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #586352?

The RGB value is 88, 99, 82: 88 red, 99 green and 82 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #586352?

The complementary color is #5D5263, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #586352?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.32:1 and white text 6.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#586352 color

#586352 rgb(88, 99, 82)

Shades of gray

The hex color #586352 is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.5% red, 38.8% green and 32.2% blue (88, 99, 82).

Its hue angle is 99°, with 9% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 17% yellow and 61% black.

The closest named color is Italian Basil (#5F6957), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.32:1).

#586352 color codes

HEX	`#586352`
RGB	`rgb(88, 99, 82)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.5%, 38.8%, 32.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(99, 9%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(99, 17%, 39%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 0%, 17%, 61%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.59, -7.79, 8.26)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.59, 11.35, 133.33)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.009, 11.607, 9.694)`
Decimal	`5792594`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #586352, 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 #586352	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.32:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.32:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#586352 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.32:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.32:1	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 #586352 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #586352; }
.text { color: #586352; }
.border { border: 2px solid #586352; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(88 99 82 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #586352, #526355); }

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Questions

What color is #586352?: #586352 is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Italian Basil. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #586352?: The RGB value is 88, 99, 82: 88 red, 99 green and 82 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #586352?: The complementary color is #5D5263, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #586352?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.32:1 and white text 6.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.