What color is #58494D?

#58494D is a dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Chinotto. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #58494D?

The RGB value is 88, 73, 77: 88 red, 73 green and 77 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #58494D?

The complementary color is #495854, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #58494D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.48:1 and white text 8.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#58494D color

#58494D rgb(88, 73, 77)

Shades of gray

The hex color #58494D is a dark, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.5% red, 28.6% green and 30.2% blue (88, 73, 77).

Its hue angle is 344°, with 9% saturation and 32% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 17% magenta, 12% yellow and 65% black.

The closest named color is Chinotto (#554747), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.48:1).

#58494D color codes

HEX	`#58494D`
RGB	`rgb(88, 73, 77)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.5%, 28.6%, 30.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(344, 9%, 32%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(344, 17%, 35%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 17%, 12%, 65%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(32.65, 7.1, -0.02)`
CIE LCH	`lch(32.65, 7.1, 359.88)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.747, 7.376, 8.035)`
Decimal	`5785933`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #58494D, 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 #58494D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.48:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.48:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#58494D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.48:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.48:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

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 #58494D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #58494d; }
.text { color: #58494d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #58494d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(88 73 77 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #58494d, #584d49); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Umber.

Questions

What color is #58494D?: #58494D is a dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Chinotto. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #58494D?: The RGB value is 88, 73, 77: 88 red, 73 green and 77 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #58494D?: The complementary color is #495854, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #58494D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.48:1 and white text 8.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.