What color is #58695C?

#58695C is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Dark Forest. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #58695C?

The RGB value is 88, 105, 92: 88 red, 105 green and 92 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #58695C?

The complementary color is #695865, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #58695C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.59:1 and white text 5.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#58695C color

#58695C rgb(88, 105, 92)

Shades of gray

The hex color #58695C is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.5% red, 41.2% green and 36.1% blue (88, 105, 92).

Its hue angle is 134°, with 9% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 59% black.

The closest named color is Dark Forest (#556962), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.85:1).

#58695C color codes

HEX	`#58695C`
RGB	`rgb(88, 105, 92)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.5%, 41.2%, 36.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(134, 9%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(134, 16%, 41%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 0%, 12%, 59%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.69, -9.25, 5.18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.69, 10.6, 150.74)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.007, 12.95, 12.043)`
Decimal	`5794140`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #58695C, 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 #58695C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.59:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.85:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#58695C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.85:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.59:1	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 #58695C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #58695c; }
.text { color: #58695c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #58695c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(88 105 92 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #58695c, #586965); }

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Questions

What color is #58695C?: #58695C is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Dark Forest. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #58695C?: The RGB value is 88, 105, 92: 88 red, 105 green and 92 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #58695C?: The complementary color is #695865, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #58695C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.59:1 and white text 5.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.