What color is #58695E?

#58695E 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 #58695E?

The RGB value is 88, 105, 94: 88 red, 105 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #58695E?

The complementary color is #695863, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #58695E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.6:1 and white text 5.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#58695E color

#58695E rgb(88, 105, 94)

Shades of gray

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.5% red, 41.2% green and 36.9% blue (88, 105, 94).

Its hue angle is 141°, with 9% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 59% black.

The closest named color is Dark Forest (#556962), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.84:1).

#58695E color codes

HEX	`#58695E`
RGB	`rgb(88, 105, 94)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.5%, 41.2%, 36.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(141, 9%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(141, 16%, 41%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 0%, 10%, 59%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.74, -8.83, 4.05)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.74, 9.71, 155.35)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.096, 12.986, 12.509)`
Decimal	`5794142`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #58695E, 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 #58695E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.6:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.84:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#58695E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.84:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.6:1	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 #58695E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #58695e; }
.text { color: #58695e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #58695e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(88 105 94 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #58695e, #586967); }

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Questions

What color is #58695E?: #58695E 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 #58695E?: The RGB value is 88, 105, 94: 88 red, 105 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #58695E?: The complementary color is #695863, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #58695E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.6:1 and white text 5.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.