What color is #58715C?

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

What is the RGB value of #58715C?

The RGB value is 88, 113, 92: 88 red, 113 green and 92 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #58715C?

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

Is black or white text better on #58715C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.93:1 and white text 5.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#58715C color

#58715C rgb(88, 113, 92)

Shades of green

The hex color #58715C is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.5% red, 44.3% green and 36.1% blue (88, 113, 92).

Its hue angle is 130°, with 12% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 0% magenta, 19% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Cactus (#5B6F55), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.34:1).

#58715C color codes

HEX	`#58715C`
RGB	`rgb(88, 113, 92)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.5%, 44.3%, 36.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(130, 12%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(130, 22%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 0%, 19%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.16, -13.77, 8.7)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.16, 16.28, 147.72)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.861, 14.657, 12.327)`
Decimal	`5796188`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #58715C, 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 #58715C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.93:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.34:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#58715C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.34:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.93:1	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 #58715C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #58715c; }
.text { color: #58715c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #58715c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(88 113 92 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #58715c, #587169); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #58715C?: #58715C is a grayish green, closest to the named color Cactus. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #58715C?: The RGB value is 88, 113, 92: 88 red, 113 green and 92 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #58715C?: The complementary color is #71586D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #58715C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.93:1 and white text 5.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.