Information about #585949 color

#585949 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #585949 is classified in the Register under the Yellow Color Family, with Desaturated and Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(88, 89, 73) — 34.5% red, 34.9% green, 28.6% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 0 / 6 / 65. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#585949 presents itself as a softly muted neutral grey — one that occupies the middle of the lightness scale. In practice it works well for balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Raptor (#585847). Slightly further away sit Magnetic (#555A4C) and Masala (#57534B).

Technically, the mix leans on its green channel (rgb(88, 89, 73)), which gives #585949 its character. On this background, white text reaches a 7.1:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); black stays at 2.9:1. On paper it relies strongly on black ink (K:65), so proof dark layouts before a large print run. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #585949 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#585949 color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#585949 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#585949 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#585949 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#585949 color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#585949 color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes
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Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme
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Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme
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Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme
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Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme
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Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme
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Nearest named colors to #585949

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Raptor color link
Raptor

#585847

Magnetic color link
Magnetic

#555A4C

Masala color link
Masala

#57534B

Oilskin color link
Oilskin

#555349

Dark Grayish Olive color link
Dark Grayish Olive

#595942

Triple Tapa color link
Triple Tapa

#5B5A50

Dark Grayish Lime Green color link
Dark Grayish Lime Green

#545942

Mousy Indigo color link
Mousy Indigo

#5C544E

Walnut Brown color link
Walnut Brown

#5C5248

Iwai Brown color link
Iwai Brown

#5E5545

Judge Grey color link
Judge Grey

#5D5346

Ebony color link
Ebony

#555D50

#585949 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#585949
  • RGB88, 89, 73
  • CMYK0, 0, 6, 65
  • CSSrgb(88, 89, 73)
  • HSL64°, 10%, 32%
  • HSL Precise63.75°, 9.877%, 31.765%
  • HSV64°, 18%, 35%
  • HSB64°, 18%, 35%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.345
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.349
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.286
  • GLSLvec3(0.345, 0.349, 0.286)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.345, 0.349, 0.286, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.345, 0.349, 0.286)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB34.5%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB34.9%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB28.6%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyDesaturated
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID585949
  • DECIMAL ID5790025
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers19 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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