What color is #584B40?

#584B40 is a dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Volcanic Island. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #584B40?

The RGB value is 88, 75, 64: 88 red, 75 green and 64 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #584B40?

The complementary color is #404D58, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #584B40?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.5:1 and white text 8.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#584B40 color

#584B40 rgb(88, 75, 64)

Shades of gray

The hex color #584B40 is a dark, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.5% red, 29.4% green and 25.1% blue (88, 75, 64).

Its hue angle is 28°, with 16% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 27% yellow and 65% black.

The closest named color is Volcanic Island (#605244), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.42:1).

#584B40 color codes

HEX	`#584B40`
RGB	`rgb(88, 75, 64)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.5%, 29.4%, 25.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(28, 16%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(28, 27%, 35%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 15%, 27%, 65%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(32.87, 3.49, 8.58)`
CIE LCH	`lch(32.87, 9.26, 67.86)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.466, 7.477, 5.899)`
Decimal	`5786432`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #584B40, 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 #584B40	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.5:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.42:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#584B40 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.42:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.5:1	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 #584B40 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #584b40; }
.text { color: #584b40; }
.border { border: 2px solid #584b40; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(88 75 64 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #584b40, #585740); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #584B40?: #584B40 is a dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Volcanic Island. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #584B40?: The RGB value is 88, 75, 64: 88 red, 75 green and 64 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #584B40?: The complementary color is #404D58, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #584B40?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.5:1 and white text 8.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.