What color is #584B30?

#584B30 is a dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Olive Bark. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #584B30?

The RGB value is 88, 75, 48: 88 red, 75 green and 48 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #584B30?

The complementary color is #303D58, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #584B30?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.46:1 and white text 8.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#584B30 color

#584B30 rgb(88, 75, 48)

Shades of brown

The hex color #584B30 is a dark, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.5% red, 29.4% green and 18.8% blue (88, 75, 48).

Its hue angle is 41°, with 29% saturation and 27% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 45% yellow and 65% black.

The closest named color is Olive Bark (#5F5537), a difference of 3.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.52:1).

#584B30 color codes

HEX	`#584B30`
RGB	`rgb(88, 75, 48)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.5%, 29.4%, 18.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(41, 29%, 27%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(41, 45%, 35%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 15%, 45%, 65%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(32.53, 1.16, 18.1)`
CIE LCH	`lch(32.53, 18.14, 86.34)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.074, 7.321, 3.836)`
Decimal	`5786416`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #584B30, 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 #584B30	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.52:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#584B30 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.52:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.46:1	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 #584B30 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #584b30; }
.text { color: #584b30; }
.border { border: 2px solid #584b30; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(88 75 48 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #584b30, #515830); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Taupe.

Questions

What color is #584B30?: #584B30 is a dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Olive Bark. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #584B30?: The RGB value is 88, 75, 48: 88 red, 75 green and 48 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #584B30?: The complementary color is #303D58, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #584B30?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.46:1 and white text 8.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.