What color is #583F27?

#583F27 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 #583F27?

The RGB value is 88, 63, 39: 88 red, 63 green and 39 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #583F27?

The complementary color is #274058, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #583F27?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.16:1 and white text 9.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#583F27 color

#583F27 rgb(88, 63, 39)

Shades of brown

The hex color #583F27 is a dark, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.5% red, 24.7% green and 15.3% blue (88, 63, 39).

Its hue angle is 29°, with 39% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 28% magenta, 56% yellow and 65% black.

The closest named color is Peat Brown (#5A3D29), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.74:1).

#583F27 color codes

HEX	`#583F27`
RGB	`rgb(88, 63, 39)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.5%, 24.7%, 15.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(29, 39%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(29, 56%, 35%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 28%, 56%, 65%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(28.84, 7.65, 18.93)`
CIE LCH	`lch(28.84, 20.41, 67.99)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.169, 5.777, 2.709)`
Decimal	`5783335`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #583F27, 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 #583F27	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.74:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#583F27 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.74:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.16:1	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 #583F27 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #583f27; }
.text { color: #583f27; }
.border { border: 2px solid #583f27; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(88 63 39 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #583f27, #585827); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Brown.

Questions

What color is #583F27?: #583F27 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 #583F27?: The RGB value is 88, 63, 39: 88 red, 63 green and 39 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #583F27?: The complementary color is #274058, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #583F27?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.16:1 and white text 9.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.