What color is #58796C?

#58796C is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Ecological. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #58796C?

The RGB value is 88, 121, 108: 88 red, 121 green and 108 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #58796C?

The complementary color is #795865, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #58796C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.37:1 and white text 4.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#58796C color

#58796C rgb(88, 121, 108)

Shades of green

The hex color #58796C is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.5% red, 47.5% green and 42.4% blue (88, 121, 108).

Its hue angle is 156°, with 16% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 27% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Ecological (#677F70), a difference of 4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.81:1).

#58796C color codes

HEX	`#58796C`
RGB	`rgb(88, 121, 108)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.5%, 47.5%, 42.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(156, 16%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(156, 27%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(27%, 0%, 11%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.05, -14.75, 3.33)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.05, 15.12, 167.28)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.568, 16.832, 16.718)`
Decimal	`5798252`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #58796C, 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 #58796C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.37:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.81:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#58796C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.81:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.37:1	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 #58796C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #58796c; }
.text { color: #58796c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #58796c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(88 121 108 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #58796c, #587579); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #58796C?: #58796C is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Ecological. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #58796C?: The RGB value is 88, 121, 108: 88 red, 121 green and 108 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #58796C?: The complementary color is #795865, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #58796C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.37:1 and white text 4.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.