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#586A1B Color

#586A1B is rgb(88, 106, 27) in RGB, hsl(74, 59%, 26%) in HSL, and about cmyk(17%, 0%, 75%, 58%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Dark Olive Green (#556B2F), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 9.09. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#586A1B
HEX#586A1B
RGBrgb(88, 106, 27)
HSLhsl(74, 59%, 26%)
HSVhsv(74, 75%, 42%)
CMYKcmyk(17%, 0%, 75%, 58%)
OKLCHoklch(49.3% 0.105 121.6)
LABlab(42.11% -15.84 39.39)
LCHlch(42.11% 42.46 111.91)

What #586A1B Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #586A1B, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Dark Olive Green#556B2FΔE 9.09Dark Moss Green#4A5D23ΔE 10.76Khaki Green#728639ΔE 11.04Mustard Green#6E6E30ΔE 11.1Xander#44500CΔE 11.66Sap Green#507D2AΔE 12.74

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every green in the library.

#586A1B Channel Values

How #586A1B breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 88 · G 106 · B 278-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 74° · S 59% · L 26%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 74° · S 75% · V 42%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 17% · M 0% · Y 75% · K 58%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance6.01:1 vs white · 3.49:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #586A1B background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text6.01:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.49:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #586A1B in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #586A1B

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #586A1B; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#586A1B
Complementary
#2D1B69
Analogous
#69551B
Analogous
#30691B
Triadic
#1B5769
Triadic
#691B57
Split comp.
#1B3069
Split comp.
#551B69

Tints & Shades of #586A1B

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#799226
#9EBF31
#B4D251
#C5DC79
#D7E7A2
#EAF2CE

Shades

#4D5D18
#435115
#394512
#2C350E
#22290A
#171C07

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #586A1B.

How #586A1B Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#586A1B
Protanopia#67671B
Protanomaly#61681B
Deuteranopia#64641D
Deuteranomaly#60671C
Tritanopia#5F6464
Tritanomaly#5C6650
Achromatopsia#636363

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Using #586A1B in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-586a1b: #586A1B;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #586A1B;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-586a1b': '#586A1B' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.345, green: 0.416, blue: 0.106)
Android XML<color name="color_586a1b">#586A1B</color>
SVG fillfill="#586A1B"

More Green Colors

#586A1B sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#586A1B Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #586A1B?

#586A1B is a dark green — rgb(88, 106, 27) in RGB and hsl(74, 59%, 26%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Dark Olive Green (#556B2F), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 9.09.

What is the RGB value of #586A1B?

#586A1B is rgb(88, 106, 27) — red 88, green 106, and blue 27 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #586A1B?

#586A1B converts to approximately cmyk(17%, 0%, 75%, 58%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #586A1B be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #586A1B scores 6.01:1 against white and 3.49:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #586A1B as a CSS color keyword?

No. #586A1B is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is darkolivegreen (#556B2F) at a CIE76 distance of 9.09, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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