What color is #58624E?

#58624E is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Italian Basil. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #58624E?

The RGB value is 88, 98, 78: 88 red, 98 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #58624E?

The complementary color is #584E62, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #58624E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.27:1 and white text 6.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#58624E color

#58624E rgb(88, 98, 78)

Shades of gray

The hex color #58624E is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.5% red, 38.4% green and 30.6% blue (88, 98, 78).

Its hue angle is 90°, with 11% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 20% yellow and 62% black.

The closest named color is Italian Basil (#5F6957), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.42:1).

#58624E color codes

HEX	`#58624E`
RGB	`rgb(88, 98, 78)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.5%, 38.4%, 30.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(90, 11%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(90, 20%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 0%, 20%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.18, -7.96, 10.12)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.18, 12.87, 128.2)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.767, 11.36, 8.884)`
Decimal	`5792334`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #58624E, 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 #58624E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.27:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.42:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#58624E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.42:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.27:1	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 #58624E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #58624e; }
.text { color: #58624e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #58624e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(88 98 78 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #58624e, #4e624e); }

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Questions

What color is #58624E?: #58624E is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Italian Basil. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #58624E?: The RGB value is 88, 98, 78: 88 red, 98 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #58624E?: The complementary color is #584E62, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #58624E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.27:1 and white text 6.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.