What color is #58715A?

#58715A is a grayish green, closest to the named color Cactus. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #58715A?

The RGB value is 88, 113, 90: 88 red, 113 green and 90 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #58715A?

The complementary color is #71586F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #58715A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.92:1 and white text 5.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#58715A color

#58715A rgb(88, 113, 90)

Shades of green

The hex color #58715A is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.5% red, 44.3% green and 35.3% blue (88, 113, 90).

Its hue angle is 125°, with 12% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 0% magenta, 20% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Cactus (#5B6F55), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.35:1).

#58715A color codes

HEX	`#58715A`
RGB	`rgb(88, 113, 90)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.5%, 44.3%, 35.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(125, 12%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(125, 22%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 0%, 20%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.11, -14.17, 9.82)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.11, 17.24, 145.28)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.775, 14.623, 11.873)`
Decimal	`5796186`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #58715A, 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 #58715A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.92:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.35:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#58715A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.35:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.92:1	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 #58715A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #58715a; }
.text { color: #58715a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #58715a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(88 113 90 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #58715a, #587166); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Fern Green.

Questions

What color is #58715A?: #58715A is a grayish green, closest to the named color Cactus. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #58715A?: The RGB value is 88, 113, 90: 88 red, 113 green and 90 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #58715A?: The complementary color is #71586F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #58715A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.92:1 and white text 5.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.