What color is #584E54?

#584E54 is a gray, closest to the named color Pinot Noir. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #584E54?

The RGB value is 88, 78, 84: 88 red, 78 green and 84 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #584E54?

The complementary color is #4E5852, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #584E54?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.63:1 and white text 7.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#584E54 color

#584E54 rgb(88, 78, 84)

Shades of gray

The hex color #584E54 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.5% red, 30.6% green and 32.9% blue (88, 78, 84).

Its hue angle is 324°, with 6% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 5% yellow and 65% black.

The closest named color is Pinot Noir (#605258), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.98:1).

#584E54 color codes

HEX	`#584E54`
RGB	`rgb(88, 78, 84)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.5%, 30.6%, 32.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(324, 6%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(324, 11%, 35%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 5%, 65%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(34.32, 5.36, -2.01)`
CIE LCH	`lch(34.32, 5.73, 339.43)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.349, 8.164, 9.522)`
Decimal	`5787220`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #584E54, 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 #584E54	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.63:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.98:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#584E54 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.98:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.63:1	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 #584E54 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #584e54; }
.text { color: #584e54; }
.border { border: 2px solid #584e54; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(88 78 84 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #584e54, #584e4f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Umber.

Questions

What color is #584E54?: #584E54 is a gray, closest to the named color Pinot Noir. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #584E54?: The RGB value is 88, 78, 84: 88 red, 78 green and 84 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #584E54?: The complementary color is #4E5852, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #584E54?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.63:1 and white text 7.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.