What color is #58735A?

#58735A is a grayish green, closest to the named color Cactus. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #58735A?

The RGB value is 88, 115, 90: 88 red, 115 green and 90 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #58735A?

The complementary color is #735871, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #58735A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.01:1 and white text 5.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#58735A color

#58735A rgb(88, 115, 90)

Shades of green

The hex color #58735A is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.5% red, 45.1% green and 35.3% blue (88, 115, 90).

Its hue angle is 124°, with 13% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 0% magenta, 22% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Cactus (#5B6F55), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.23:1).

#58735A color codes

HEX	`#58735A`
RGB	`rgb(88, 115, 90)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.5%, 45.1%, 35.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(124, 13%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(124, 23%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 0%, 22%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.74, -15.27, 10.69)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.74, 18.64, 145)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12, 15.074, 11.948)`
Decimal	`5796698`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #58735A, 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 #58735A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.01:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.23:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#58735A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.23:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.01:1	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 #58735A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #58735a; }
.text { color: #58735a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #58735a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(88 115 90 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #58735a, #587368); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Fern Green.

Questions

What color is #58735A?: #58735A is a grayish green, closest to the named color Cactus. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #58735A?: The RGB value is 88, 115, 90: 88 red, 115 green and 90 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #58735A?: The complementary color is #735871, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #58735A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.01:1 and white text 5.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.