What color is #58655A?

#58655A is a gray, closest to the named color Dark Forest. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #58655A?

The RGB value is 88, 101, 90: 88 red, 101 green and 90 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #58655A?

The complementary color is #655863, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #58655A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.42:1 and white text 6.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#58655A color

#58655A rgb(88, 101, 90)

Shades of gray

The hex color #58655A is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.5% red, 39.6% green and 35.3% blue (88, 101, 90).

Its hue angle is 129°, with 7% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 60% black.

The closest named color is Dark Forest (#556962), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.13:1).

#58655A color codes

HEX	`#58655A`
RGB	`rgb(88, 101, 90)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.5%, 39.6%, 35.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(129, 7%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(129, 13%, 40%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 0%, 11%, 60%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.41, -7.35, 4.56)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.41, 8.65, 148.19)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.523, 12.12, 11.456)`
Decimal	`5793114`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #58655A, 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 #58655A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.42:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.13:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#58655A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.13:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.42:1	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 #58655A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #58655a; }
.text { color: #58655a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #58655a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(88 101 90 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #58655a, #586561); }

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Questions

What color is #58655A?: #58655A is a gray, closest to the named color Dark Forest. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #58655A?: The RGB value is 88, 101, 90: 88 red, 101 green and 90 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #58655A?: The complementary color is #655863, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #58655A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.42:1 and white text 6.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.