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#58220E Color

#58220E is rgb(88, 34, 14) in RGB, hsl(16, 73%, 20%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 61%, 84%, 65%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Seal Brown (#59260B), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 3.28. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#58220E
HEX#58220E
RGBrgb(88, 34, 14)
HSLhsl(16, 73%, 20%)
HSVhsv(16, 84%, 35%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 61%, 84%, 65%)
OKLCHoklch(32.8% 0.086 39.7)
LABlab(21.37% 24.53 25.44)
LCHlch(21.37% 35.34 46.04)

What #58220E Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #58220E, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every brown in the library.

#58220E Channel Values

How #58220E breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 88 · G 34 · B 148-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 16° · S 73% · L 20%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 16° · S 84% · V 35%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 61% · Y 84% · K 65%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance12.73:1 vs white · 1.65:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #58220E background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text12.73:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text1.65:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #58220E

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #58220E; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Tints & Shades of #58220E

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

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How #58220E Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#58220E
Protanopia#30300D
Protanomaly#442B0D
Deuteranopia#3A3A07
Deuteranomaly#48320A
Tritanopia#592020
Tritanomaly#58211A
Achromatopsia#333333

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Using #58220E in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-58220e: #58220E;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #58220E;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-58220e': '#58220E' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.345, green: 0.133, blue: 0.055)
Android XML<color name="color_58220e">#58220E</color>
SVG fillfill="#58220E"

More Brown Colors

#58220E sits in the brown family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#58220E Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #58220E?

#58220E is a dark brown — rgb(88, 34, 14) in RGB and hsl(16, 73%, 20%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Seal Brown (#59260B), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 3.28.

What is the RGB value of #58220E?

#58220E is rgb(88, 34, 14) — red 88, green 34, and blue 14 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #58220E?

#58220E converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 61%, 84%, 65%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #58220E be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #58220E scores 12.73:1 against white and 1.65:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #58220E as a CSS color keyword?

No. #58220E is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is saddlebrown (#8B4513) at a CIE76 distance of 23.39, which is visibly different.

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