What color is #58572A?

#58572A is a dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Reptile Revenge. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #58572A?

The RGB value is 88, 87, 42: 88 red, 87 green and 42 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #58572A?

The complementary color is #2A2B58, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #58572A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.81:1 and white text 7.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#58572A color

#58572A rgb(88, 87, 42)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #58572A is a dark, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.5% red, 34.1% green and 16.5% blue (88, 87, 42).

Its hue angle is 59°, with 35% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 52% yellow and 65% black.

The closest named color is Reptile Revenge (#5E582B), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.47:1).

#58572A color codes

HEX	`#58572A`
RGB	`rgb(88, 87, 42)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.5%, 34.1%, 16.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(59, 35%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(59, 52%, 35%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 52%, 65%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.1, -6.8, 26.08)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.1, 26.95, 104.62)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.851, 9.058, 3.525)`
Decimal	`5789482`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #58572A, 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 #58572A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.81:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.47:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#58572A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.47:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.81:1	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 #58572A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #58572a; }
.text { color: #58572a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #58572a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(88 87 42 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #58572a, #42582a); }

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Questions

What color is #58572A?: #58572A is a dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Reptile Revenge. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #58572A?: The RGB value is 88, 87, 42: 88 red, 87 green and 42 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #58572A?: The complementary color is #2A2B58, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #58572A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.81:1 and white text 7.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.