What color is #58342F?

#58342F is a dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Espresso. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #58342F?

The RGB value is 88, 52, 47: 88 red, 52 green and 47 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #58342F?

The complementary color is #2F5358, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #58342F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.95:1 and white text 10.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#58342F color

#58342F rgb(88, 52, 47)

Shades of brown

The hex color #58342F is a dark, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.5% red, 20.4% green and 18.4% blue (88, 52, 47).

Its hue angle is 7°, with 30% saturation and 26% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 41% magenta, 47% yellow and 65% black.

The closest named color is Espresso (#4E312D), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.78:1).

#58342F color codes

HEX	`#58342F`
RGB	`rgb(88, 52, 47)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.5%, 20.4%, 18.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(7, 30%, 26%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(7, 47%, 35%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 41%, 47%, 65%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(25.97, 15.56, 10.01)`
CIE LCH	`lch(25.97, 18.5, 32.76)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.766, 4.736, 3.299)`
Decimal	`5780527`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #58342F, 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 #58342F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.95:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.78:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#58342F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.78:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.95:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

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 #58342F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #58342f; }
.text { color: #58342f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #58342f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(88 52 47 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #58342f, #58492f); }

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Questions

What color is #58342F?: #58342F is a dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Espresso. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #58342F?: The RGB value is 88, 52, 47: 88 red, 52 green and 47 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #58342F?: The complementary color is #2F5358, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #58342F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.95:1 and white text 10.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.