What color is #585158?

#585158 is a gray, closest to the named color Pinot Noir. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #585158?

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

What is the complementary color of #585158?

The complementary color is #515851, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #585158?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.73:1 and white text 7.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#585158 color

#585158 rgb(88, 81, 88)

Shades of gray

The hex color #585158 is a gray.

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

Its hue angle is 300°, with 4% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 65% black.

The closest named color is Pinot Noir (#605258), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.68:1).

#585158 color codes

HEX	`#585158`
RGB	`rgb(88, 81, 88)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.5%, 31.8%, 34.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(300, 4%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(300, 8%, 35%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 0%, 65%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.33, 4.33, -3.05)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.33, 5.3, 324.84)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.728, 8.664, 10.443)`
Decimal	`5787992`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #585158, 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 #585158	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.73:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.68:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#585158 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.68:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.73:1	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 #585158 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #585158; }
.text { color: #585158; }
.border { border: 2px solid #585158; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(88 81 88 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #585158, #585154); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Umber.

Questions

What color is #585158?: #585158 is a gray, closest to the named color Pinot Noir. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #585158?: The RGB value is 88, 81, 88: 88 red, 81 green and 88 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #585158?: The complementary color is #515851, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #585158?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.73:1 and white text 7.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.