What color is #58543E?

#58543E is a dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Olive Leaf. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #58543E?

The RGB value is 88, 84, 62: 88 red, 84 green and 62 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #58543E?

The complementary color is #3E4258, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #58543E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.75:1 and white text 7.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#58543E color

#58543E rgb(88, 84, 62)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #58543E is a dark, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.5% red, 32.9% green and 24.3% blue (88, 84, 62).

Its hue angle is 51°, with 17% saturation and 29% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 30% yellow and 65% black.

The closest named color is Olive Leaf (#4E4B35), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.63:1).

#58543E color codes

HEX	`#58543E`
RGB	`rgb(88, 84, 62)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.5%, 32.9%, 24.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(51, 17%, 29%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(51, 30%, 35%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 30%, 65%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.52, -2.38, 13.48)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.52, 13.69, 100.01)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.064, 8.763, 5.823)`
Decimal	`5788734`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #58543E, 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 #58543E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.75:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.63:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#58543E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.63:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.75:1	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 #58543E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #58543e; }
.text { color: #58543e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #58543e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(88 84 62 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #58543e, #4f583e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #58543E?: #58543E is a dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Olive Leaf. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #58543E?: The RGB value is 88, 84, 62: 88 red, 84 green and 62 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #58543E?: The complementary color is #3E4258, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #58543E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.75:1 and white text 7.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.