What color is #583E30?

#583E30 is a dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Dark Brown. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #583E30?

The RGB value is 88, 62, 48: 88 red, 62 green and 48 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #583E30?

The complementary color is #304A58, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #583E30?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.15:1 and white text 9.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#583E30 color

#583E30 rgb(88, 62, 48)

Shades of brown

The hex color #583E30 is a dark, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.5% red, 24.3% green and 18.8% blue (88, 62, 48).

Its hue angle is 21°, with 29% saturation and 27% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 30% magenta, 45% yellow and 65% black.

The closest named color is Dark Brown (#5C4033), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.78:1).

#583E30 color codes

HEX	`#583E30`
RGB	`rgb(88, 62, 48)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.5%, 24.3%, 18.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(21, 29%, 27%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(21, 45%, 35%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 30%, 45%, 65%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(28.73, 9.34, 13.1)`
CIE LCH	`lch(28.73, 16.09, 54.51)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.281, 5.734, 3.572)`
Decimal	`5783088`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #583E30, 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 #583E30	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.15:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.78:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#583E30 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.78:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.15:1	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 #583E30 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #583e30; }
.text { color: #583e30; }
.border { border: 2px solid #583e30; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(88 62 48 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #583e30, #585230); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #583E30?: #583E30 is a dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Dark Brown. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #583E30?: The RGB value is 88, 62, 48: 88 red, 62 green and 48 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #583E30?: The complementary color is #304A58, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #583E30?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.15:1 and white text 9.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.