What color is #586D5F?

#586D5F 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 #586D5F?

The RGB value is 88, 109, 95: 88 red, 109 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #586D5F?

The complementary color is #6D5866, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #586D5F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.77:1 and white text 5.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#586D5F color

#586D5F rgb(88, 109, 95)

Shades of gray

The hex color #586D5F is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.5% red, 42.7% green and 37.3% blue (88, 109, 95).

Its hue angle is 140°, with 11% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 57% black.

The closest named color is Dark Forest (#556962), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.57:1).

#586D5F color codes

HEX	`#586D5F`
RGB	`rgb(88, 109, 95)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.5%, 42.7%, 37.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(140, 11%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(140, 19%, 43%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 0%, 13%, 57%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44, -10.9, 5.25)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44, 12.1, 154.27)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.558, 13.838, 12.886)`
Decimal	`5795167`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #586D5F, 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 #586D5F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.77:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.57:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#586D5F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.57:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.77:1	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 #586D5F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #586d5f; }
.text { color: #586d5f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #586d5f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(88 109 95 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #586d5f, #586d6a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #586D5F?: #586D5F 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 #586D5F?: The RGB value is 88, 109, 95: 88 red, 109 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #586D5F?: The complementary color is #6D5866, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #586D5F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.77:1 and white text 5.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.