What color is #583C26?

#583C26 is a dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Peat Brown. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #583C26?

The RGB value is 88, 60, 38: 88 red, 60 green and 38 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #583C26?

The complementary color is #264258, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #583C26?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.09:1 and white text 10.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#583C26 color

#583C26 rgb(88, 60, 38)

Shades of brown

The hex color #583C26 is a dark, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.5% red, 23.5% green and 14.9% blue (88, 60, 38).

Its hue angle is 26°, with 40% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 32% magenta, 57% yellow and 65% black.

The closest named color is Peat Brown (#5A3D29), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.05:1).

#583C26 color codes

HEX	`#583C26`
RGB	`rgb(88, 60, 38)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.5%, 23.5%, 14.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(26, 40%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(26, 57%, 35%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 32%, 57%, 65%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(27.97, 9.45, 18.45)`
CIE LCH	`lch(27.97, 20.73, 62.88)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.991, 5.447, 2.569)`
Decimal	`5782566`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #583C26, 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 #583C26	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.09:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.05:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#583C26 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.05:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.09:1	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 #583C26 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #583c26; }
.text { color: #583c26; }
.border { border: 2px solid #583c26; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(88 60 38 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #583c26, #585526); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #583C26?: #583C26 is a dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Peat Brown. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #583C26?: The RGB value is 88, 60, 38: 88 red, 60 green and 38 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #583C26?: The complementary color is #264258, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #583C26?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.09:1 and white text 10.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.