What color is #58973F?

#58973F is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Bitter Leaf. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #58973F?

The RGB value is 88, 151, 63: 88 red, 151 green and 63 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #58973F?

The complementary color is #7E3F97, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #58973F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.91:1 and white text 3.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#58973F color

#58973F rgb(88, 151, 63)

Shades of green

The hex color #58973F is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.5% red, 59.2% green and 24.7% blue (88, 151, 63).

Its hue angle is 103°, with 41% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 42% cyan, 0% magenta, 58% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Bitter Leaf (#669841), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.91:1).

#58973F color codes

HEX	`#58973F`
RGB	`rgb(88, 151, 63)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.5%, 59.2%, 24.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(103, 41%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(103, 58%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(42%, 0%, 58%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.65, -37.14, 39.44)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.65, 54.18, 133.28)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.988, 24.566, 8.601)`
Decimal	`5805887`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #58973F, 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 #58973F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.91:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.55:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#58973F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.55:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.91:1	Pass	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 #58973F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #58973f; }
.text { color: #58973f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #58973f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(88 151 63 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #58973f, #3f9752); }

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Questions

What color is #58973F?: #58973F is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Bitter Leaf. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #58973F?: The RGB value is 88, 151, 63: 88 red, 151 green and 63 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #58973F?: The complementary color is #7E3F97, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #58973F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.91:1 and white text 3.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.