What color is #586E65?

#586E65 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 #586E65?

The RGB value is 88, 110, 101: 88 red, 110 green and 101 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #586E65?

The complementary color is #6E5861, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #586E65?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.83:1 and white text 5.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#586E65 color

#586E65 rgb(88, 110, 101)

Shades of gray

The hex color #586E65 is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.5% red, 43.1% green and 39.6% blue (88, 110, 101).

Its hue angle is 155°, with 11% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 57% black.

The closest named color is Dark Forest (#556962), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.48:1).

#586E65 color codes

HEX	`#586E65`
RGB	`rgb(88, 110, 101)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.5%, 43.1%, 39.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(155, 11%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(155, 20%, 43%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 0%, 8%, 57%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.47, -10.17, 2.33)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.47, 10.43, 167.11)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.949, 14.166, 14.414)`
Decimal	`5795429`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #586E65, 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 #586E65	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.83:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.48:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#586E65 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.48:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.83:1	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 #586E65 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #586e65; }
.text { color: #586e65; }
.border { border: 2px solid #586e65; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(88 110 101 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #586e65, #586c6e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #586E65?: #586E65 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 #586E65?: The RGB value is 88, 110, 101: 88 red, 110 green and 101 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #586E65?: The complementary color is #6E5861, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #586E65?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.83:1 and white text 5.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.