What color is #586A5C?

#586A5C is a grayish green, closest to the named color Dark Forest. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #586A5C?

The RGB value is 88, 106, 92: 88 red, 106 green and 92 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #586A5C?

The complementary color is #6A5866, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #586A5C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.63:1 and white text 5.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#586A5C color

#586A5C rgb(88, 106, 92)

Shades of gray

The hex color #586A5C is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.5% red, 41.6% green and 36.1% blue (88, 106, 92).

Its hue angle is 133°, with 9% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Dark Forest (#556962), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.78:1).

#586A5C color codes

HEX	`#586A5C`
RGB	`rgb(88, 106, 92)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.5%, 41.6%, 36.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(133, 9%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(133, 17%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 0%, 13%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43, -9.82, 5.62)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43, 11.32, 150.21)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.11, 13.155, 12.077)`
Decimal	`5794396`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #586A5C, 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 #586A5C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.63:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.78:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#586A5C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.78:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.63:1	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 #586A5C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #586a5c; }
.text { color: #586a5c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #586a5c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(88 106 92 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #586a5c, #586a65); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #586A5C?: #586A5C is a grayish green, closest to the named color Dark Forest. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #586A5C?: The RGB value is 88, 106, 92: 88 red, 106 green and 92 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #586A5C?: The complementary color is #6A5866, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #586A5C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.63:1 and white text 5.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.