What color is #58573A?

#58573A is a dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Cypress. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #58573A?

The RGB value is 88, 87, 58: 88 red, 87 green and 58 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #58573A?

The complementary color is #3A3B58, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #58573A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.84:1 and white text 7.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#58573A color

#58573A rgb(88, 87, 58)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #58573A is a dark, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.5% red, 34.1% green and 22.7% blue (88, 87, 58).

Its hue angle is 58°, with 21% saturation and 29% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 34% yellow and 65% black.

The closest named color is Cypress (#585D40), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.4:1).

#58573A color codes

HEX	`#58573A`
RGB	`rgb(88, 87, 58)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.5%, 34.1%, 22.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(58, 21%, 29%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(58, 34%, 35%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 34%, 65%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.36, -4.79, 17.04)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.36, 17.7, 105.7)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.196, 9.197, 5.346)`
Decimal	`5789498`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #58573A, 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 #58573A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.84:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.4:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#58573A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.4:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.84:1	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 #58573A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #58573a; }
.text { color: #58573a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #58573a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(88 87 58 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #58573a, #4a583a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Army Green.

Questions

What color is #58573A?: #58573A is a dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Cypress. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #58573A?: The RGB value is 88, 87, 58: 88 red, 87 green and 58 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #58573A?: The complementary color is #3A3B58, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #58573A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.84:1 and white text 7.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.