What color is #586D69?

#586D69 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Dark Forest. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #586D69?

The RGB value is 88, 109, 105: 88 red, 109 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #586D69?

The complementary color is #6D585C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #586D69?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.81:1 and white text 5.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#586D69 color

#586D69 rgb(88, 109, 105)

Shades of gray

The hex color #586D69 is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.5% red, 42.7% green and 41.2% blue (88, 109, 105).

Its hue angle is 169°, with 11% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 57% black.

The closest named color is Dark Forest (#556962), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.52:1).

#586D69 color codes

HEX	`#586D69`
RGB	`rgb(88, 109, 105)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.5%, 42.7%, 41.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(169, 11%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(169, 19%, 43%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 0%, 4%, 57%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.28, -8.69, -0.36)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.28, 8.7, 182.35)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.042, 14.032, 15.436)`
Decimal	`5795177`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #586D69, 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 #586D69	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.81:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.52:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#586D69 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.52:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.81:1	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 #586D69 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #586d69; }
.text { color: #586d69; }
.border { border: 2px solid #586d69; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(88 109 105 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #586d69, #58676d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #586D69?: #586D69 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Dark Forest. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #586D69?: The RGB value is 88, 109, 105: 88 red, 109 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #586D69?: The complementary color is #6D585C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #586D69?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.81:1 and white text 5.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.