What color is #583C38?

#583C38 is a dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Monkey Island. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #583C38?

The RGB value is 88, 60, 56: 88 red, 60 green and 56 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #583C38?

The complementary color is #385458, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #583C38?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.12:1 and white text 9.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#583C38 color

#583C38 rgb(88, 60, 56)

Shades of brown

The hex color #583C38 is a dark, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.5% red, 23.5% green and 22% blue (88, 60, 56).

Its hue angle is 8°, with 22% saturation and 28% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 32% magenta, 36% yellow and 65% black.

The closest named color is Monkey Island (#553B39), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.91:1).

#583C38 color codes

HEX	`#583C38`
RGB	`rgb(88, 60, 56)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.5%, 23.5%, 22%)`
HSL	`hsl(8, 22%, 28%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(8, 36%, 35%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 32%, 36%, 65%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(28.36, 11.72, 7.41)`
CIE LCH	`lch(28.36, 13.87, 32.29)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.354, 5.592, 4.485)`
Decimal	`5782584`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #583C38, 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 #583C38	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.12:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.91:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#583C38 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.91:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.12:1	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 #583C38 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #583c38; }
.text { color: #583c38; }
.border { border: 2px solid #583c38; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(88 60 56 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #583c38, #584c38); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #583C38?: #583C38 is a dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Monkey Island. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #583C38?: The RGB value is 88, 60, 56: 88 red, 60 green and 56 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #583C38?: The complementary color is #385458, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #583C38?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.12:1 and white text 9.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.