What color is #584F17?

#584F17 is a dark, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Reptile Revenge. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #584F17?

The RGB value is 88, 79, 23: 88 red, 79 green and 23 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #584F17?

The complementary color is #172058, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #584F17?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.55:1 and white text 8.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#584F17 color

#584F17 rgb(88, 79, 23)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #584F17 is a dark, moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.5% red, 31% green and 9% blue (88, 79, 23).

Its hue angle is 52°, with 59% saturation and 22% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 74% yellow and 65% black.

The closest named color is Reptile Revenge (#5E582B), a difference of 4.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.25:1).

#584F17 color codes

HEX	`#584F17`
RGB	`rgb(88, 79, 23)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.5%, 31%, 9%)`
HSL	`hsl(52, 59%, 22%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(52, 74%, 35%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 74%, 65%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(33.41, -3.64, 33)`
CIE LCH	`lch(33.41, 33.2, 96.3)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.975, 7.729, 1.935)`
Decimal	`5787415`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #584F17, 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 #584F17	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.55:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.25:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#584F17 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.25:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.55:1	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 #584F17 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #584f17; }
.text { color: #584f17; }
.border { border: 2px solid #584f17; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(88 79 23 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #584f17, #415817); }

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Questions

What color is #584F17?: #584F17 is a dark, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Reptile Revenge. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #584F17?: The RGB value is 88, 79, 23: 88 red, 79 green and 23 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #584F17?: The complementary color is #172058, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #584F17?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.55:1 and white text 8.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.