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#586B52 Color

#586B52 is rgb(88, 107, 82) in RGB, hsl(106, 13%, 37%) in HSL, and about cmyk(18%, 0%, 23%, 58%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Ebony (#555D50), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 9.23. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#586B52
HEX#586B52
RGBrgb(88, 107, 82)
HSLhsl(106, 13%, 37%)
HSVhsv(106, 23%, 42%)
CMYKcmyk(18%, 0%, 23%, 58%)
OKLCHoklch(50.5% 0.045 138.2)
LABlab(43.10% -11.32 11.61)
LCHlch(43.10% 16.22 134.26)

What #586B52 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 #586B52, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

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

#586B52 Channel Values

How #586B52 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 107 · B 828-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 106° · S 13% · L 37%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 106° · S 23% · V 42%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 18% · M 0% · Y 23% · K 58%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance5.77:1 vs white · 3.64:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #586B52 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 text5.77:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.64:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #586B52

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #586B52; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Tints & Shades of #586B52

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.

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How #586B52 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#586B52
Protanopia#686852
Protanomaly#626952
Deuteranopia#656553
Deuteranomaly#606852
Tritanopia#5B6868
Tritanomaly#5A6960
Achromatopsia#666666

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Using #586B52 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-586b52: #586B52;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #586B52;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-586b52': '#586B52' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.345, green: 0.420, blue: 0.322)
Android XML<color name="color_586b52">#586B52</color>
SVG fillfill="#586B52"

More Green Colors

#586B52 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#586B52 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #586B52?

#586B52 is a dark green — rgb(88, 107, 82) in RGB and hsl(106, 13%, 37%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Ebony (#555D50), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 9.23.

What is the RGB value of #586B52?

#586B52 is rgb(88, 107, 82) — red 88, green 107, and blue 82 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #586B52?

#586B52 converts to approximately cmyk(18%, 0%, 23%, 58%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #586B52 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #586B52 scores 5.77:1 against white and 3.64:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #586B52 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #586B52 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 dimgray (#696969) at a CIE76 distance of 16.27, which is visibly different.

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