What color is #584F51?

#584F51 is a gray, closest to the named color Matterhorn. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #584F51?

The RGB value is 88, 79, 81: 88 red, 79 green and 81 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #584F51?

The complementary color is #4F5856, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #584F51?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.65:1 and white text 7.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#584F51 color

#584F51 rgb(88, 79, 81)

Shades of gray

The hex color #584F51 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.5% red, 31% green and 31.8% blue (88, 79, 81).

Its hue angle is 347°, with 5% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 8% yellow and 65% black.

The closest named color is Matterhorn (#524B4B), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.92:1).

#584F51 color codes

HEX	`#584F51`
RGB	`rgb(88, 79, 81)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.5%, 31%, 31.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(347, 5%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(347, 10%, 35%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 8%, 65%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(34.52, 4.12, 0.18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(34.52, 4.12, 2.46)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.306, 8.261, 8.94)`
Decimal	`5787473`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #584F51, 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 #584F51	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.65:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.92:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#584F51 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.92:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.65:1	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 #584F51 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #584f51; }
.text { color: #584f51; }
.border { border: 2px solid #584f51; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(88 79 81 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #584f51, #58524f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Umber.

Questions

What color is #584F51?: #584F51 is a gray, closest to the named color Matterhorn. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #584F51?: The RGB value is 88, 79, 81: 88 red, 79 green and 81 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #584F51?: The complementary color is #4F5856, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #584F51?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.65:1 and white text 7.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.