What color is #584B46?

#584B46 is a dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Molasses. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #584B46?

The RGB value is 88, 75, 70: 88 red, 75 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #584B46?

The complementary color is #465358, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #584B46?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.51:1 and white text 8.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#584B46 color

#584B46 rgb(88, 75, 70)

Shades of gray

The hex color #584B46 is a dark, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.5% red, 29.4% green and 27.5% blue (88, 75, 70).

Its hue angle is 17°, with 11% saturation and 31% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 20% yellow and 65% black.

The closest named color is Molasses (#574A47), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.37:1).

#584B46 color codes

HEX	`#584B46`
RGB	`rgb(88, 75, 70)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.5%, 29.4%, 27.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(17, 11%, 31%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(17, 20%, 35%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 15%, 20%, 65%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(33.03, 4.52, 4.99)`
CIE LCH	`lch(33.03, 6.74, 47.83)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.646, 7.549, 6.848)`
Decimal	`5786438`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #584B46, 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 #584B46	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.51:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.37:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#584B46 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.37:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.51:1	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 #584B46 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #584b46; }
.text { color: #584b46; }
.border { border: 2px solid #584b46; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(88 75 70 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #584b46, #585446); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Umber.

Questions

What color is #584B46?: #584B46 is a dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Molasses. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #584B46?: The RGB value is 88, 75, 70: 88 red, 75 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #584B46?: The complementary color is #465358, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #584B46?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.51:1 and white text 8.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.