What color is #58735F?

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

What is the RGB value of #58735F?

The RGB value is 88, 115, 95: 88 red, 115 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #58735F?

The complementary color is #73586C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #58735F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.03:1 and white text 5.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#58735F color

#58735F rgb(88, 115, 95)

Shades of green

The hex color #58735F is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.5% red, 45.1% green and 37.3% blue (88, 115, 95).

Its hue angle is 136°, with 13% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 0% magenta, 17% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Cactus (#5B6F55), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.21:1).

#58735F color codes

HEX	`#58735F`
RGB	`rgb(88, 115, 95)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.5%, 45.1%, 37.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(136, 13%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(136, 23%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 0%, 17%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.86, -14.26, 7.9)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.86, 16.3, 151.03)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.22, 15.162, 13.107)`
Decimal	`5796703`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #58735F, 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 #58735F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.03:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.21:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#58735F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.21:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.03:1	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 #58735F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #58735f; }
.text { color: #58735f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #58735f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(88 115 95 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #58735f, #58736d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #58735F?: #58735F is a grayish green, closest to the named color Cactus. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #58735F?: The RGB value is 88, 115, 95: 88 red, 115 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #58735F?: The complementary color is #73586C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #58735F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.03:1 and white text 5.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.