What color is #585143?

#585143 is a dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Masala. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #585143?

The RGB value is 88, 81, 67: 88 red, 81 green and 67 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #585143?

The complementary color is #434A58, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #585143?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.67:1 and white text 7.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#585143 color

#585143 rgb(88, 81, 67)

Shades of gray

The hex color #585143 is a dark, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.5% red, 31.8% green and 26.3% blue (88, 81, 67).

Its hue angle is 40°, with 14% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 24% yellow and 65% black.

The closest named color is Masala (#57534B), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.86:1).

#585143 color codes

HEX	`#585143`
RGB	`rgb(88, 81, 67)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.5%, 31.8%, 26.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(40, 14%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(40, 24%, 35%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 24%, 65%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(34.73, 0.27, 9.29)`
CIE LCH	`lch(34.73, 9.29, 88.34)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.98, 8.365, 6.503)`
Decimal	`5787971`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #585143, 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 #585143	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.67:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.86:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#585143 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.86:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.67:1	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 #585143 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #585143; }
.text { color: #585143; }
.border { border: 2px solid #585143; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(88 81 67 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #585143, #555843); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Umber.

Questions

What color is #585143?: #585143 is a dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Masala. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #585143?: The RGB value is 88, 81, 67: 88 red, 81 green and 67 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #585143?: The complementary color is #434A58, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #585143?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.67:1 and white text 7.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.