What color is #584E46?

#584E46 is a dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Major Brown. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #584E46?

The RGB value is 88, 78, 70: 88 red, 78 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #584E46?

The complementary color is #465058, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #584E46?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.59:1 and white text 8.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#584E46 color

#584E46 rgb(88, 78, 70)

Shades of gray

The hex color #584E46 is a dark, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.5% red, 30.6% green and 27.5% blue (88, 78, 70).

Its hue angle is 27°, with 11% saturation and 31% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 20% yellow and 65% black.

The closest named color is Major Brown (#61574E), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.1:1).

#584E46 color codes

HEX	`#584E46`
RGB	`rgb(88, 78, 70)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.5%, 30.6%, 27.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(27, 11%, 31%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(27, 20%, 35%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 20%, 65%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(33.91, 2.65, 6.25)`
CIE LCH	`lch(33.91, 6.79, 67.05)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.854, 7.966, 6.917)`
Decimal	`5787206`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #584E46, 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 #584E46	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.59:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.1:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#584E46 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.1:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.59:1	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 #584E46 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #584e46; }
.text { color: #584e46; }
.border { border: 2px solid #584e46; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(88 78 70 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #584e46, #585746); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Umber.

Questions

What color is #584E46?: #584E46 is a dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Major Brown. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #584E46?: The RGB value is 88, 78, 70: 88 red, 78 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #584E46?: The complementary color is #465058, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #584E46?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.59:1 and white text 8.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.