What color is #58603E?

#58603E is a dark, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Cypress. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #58603E?

The RGB value is 88, 96, 62: 88 red, 96 green and 62 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #58603E?

The complementary color is #463E60, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #58603E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.16:1 and white text 6.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#58603E color

#58603E rgb(88, 96, 62)

Shades of green

The hex color #58603E is a dark, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.5% red, 37.6% green and 24.3% blue (88, 96, 62).

Its hue angle is 74°, with 22% saturation and 31% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 35% yellow and 62% black.

The closest named color is Cypress (#585D40), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.65:1).

#58603E color codes

HEX	`#58603E`
RGB	`rgb(88, 96, 62)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.5%, 37.6%, 24.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(74, 22%, 31%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(74, 35%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 0%, 35%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.22, -9.48, 18.43)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.22, 20.72, 117.22)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.077, 10.788, 6.161)`
Decimal	`5791806`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #58603E, 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 #58603E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.16:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.65:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#58603E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.65:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.16:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

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 #58603E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #58603e; }
.text { color: #58603e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #58603e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(88 96 62 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #58603e, #47603e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Army Green.

Questions

What color is #58603E?: #58603E is a dark, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Cypress. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #58603E?: The RGB value is 88, 96, 62: 88 red, 96 green and 62 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #58603E?: The complementary color is #463E60, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #58603E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.16:1 and white text 6.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.