What color is #586C56?

#586C56 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Cactus. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #586C56?

The RGB value is 88, 108, 86: 88 red, 108 green and 86 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #586C56?

The complementary color is #6A566C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #586C56?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.69:1 and white text 5.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#586C56 color

#586C56 rgb(88, 108, 86)

Shades of green

The hex color #586C56 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.5% red, 42.4% green and 33.7% blue (88, 108, 86).

Its hue angle is 115°, with 11% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 0% magenta, 20% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Cactus (#5B6F55), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.68:1).

#586C56 color codes

HEX	`#586C56`
RGB	`rgb(88, 108, 86)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.5%, 42.4%, 33.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(115, 11%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(115, 20%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 0%, 20%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.47, -12.16, 9.89)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.47, 15.68, 140.89)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.066, 13.471, 10.82)`
Decimal	`5794902`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #586C56, 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 #586C56	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.69:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.68:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#586C56 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.68:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.69:1	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 #586C56 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #586c56; }
.text { color: #586c56; }
.border { border: 2px solid #586c56; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(88 108 86 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #586c56, #566c5f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #586C56?: #586C56 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Cactus. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #586C56?: The RGB value is 88, 108, 86: 88 red, 108 green and 86 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #586C56?: The complementary color is #6A566C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #586C56?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.69:1 and white text 5.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.