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#583F37 Color

#583F37 is rgb(88, 63, 55) in RGB, hsl(15, 23%, 28%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 28%, 37%, 65%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Royal Brown (#523B35), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 2.54. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#583F37
HEX#583F37
RGBrgb(88, 63, 55)
HSLhsl(15, 23%, 28%)
HSVhsv(15, 37%, 35%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 28%, 37%, 65%)
OKLCHoklch(39.3% 0.038 38.5)
LABlab(29.33% 10.35 9.43)
LCHlch(29.33% 14.00 42.36)

What #583F37 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 #583F37, 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.

#583F37 Channel Values

How #583F37 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 63 · B 558-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 15° · S 23% · L 28%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 15° · S 37% · V 35%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 28% · Y 37% · K 65%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance9.63:1 vs white · 2.18:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #583F37 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 text9.63:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text2.18:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #583F37

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #583F37; 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 #583F37

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 #583F37 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#583F37
Protanopia#444437
Protanomaly#4D4237
Deuteranopia#484836
Deuteranomaly#4F4536
Tritanopia#593E3E
Tritanomaly#583E3B
Achromatopsia#454545

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Using #583F37 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-583f37: #583F37;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #583F37;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-583f37': '#583F37' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.345, green: 0.247, blue: 0.216)
Android XML<color name="color_583f37">#583F37</color>
SVG fillfill="#583F37"

More Brown Colors

#583F37 sits in the brown family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#583F37 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #583F37?

#583F37 is a dark brown — rgb(88, 63, 55) in RGB and hsl(15, 23%, 28%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Royal Brown (#523B35), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 2.54.

What is the RGB value of #583F37?

#583F37 is rgb(88, 63, 55) — red 88, green 63, and blue 55 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #583F37?

#583F37 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 28%, 37%, 65%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #583F37 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #583F37 scores 9.63:1 against white and 2.18:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #583F37 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #583F37 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 dimgray (#696969) at a CIE76 distance of 20.58, which is visibly different.

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