What color is #58515D?

#58515D is a gray, closest to the named color Fedora. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #58515D?

The RGB value is 88, 81, 93: 88 red, 81 green and 93 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #58515D?

The complementary color is #565D51, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #58515D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.75:1 and white text 7.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#58515D color

#58515D rgb(88, 81, 93)

Shades of gray

The hex color #58515D is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.5% red, 31.8% green and 36.5% blue (88, 81, 93).

Its hue angle is 275°, with 7% saturation and 34% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 64% black.

The closest named color is Fedora (#625665), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.64:1).

#58515D color codes

HEX	`#58515D`
RGB	`rgb(88, 81, 93)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.5%, 31.8%, 36.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(275, 7%, 34%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(275, 13%, 36%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 13%, 0%, 64%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.5, 5.43, -5.94)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.5, 8.05, 312.43)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.942, 8.75, 11.572)`
Decimal	`5787997`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #58515D, 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 #58515D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.75:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.64:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#58515D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.64:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.75:1	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 #58515D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #58515d; }
.text { color: #58515d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #58515d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(88 81 93 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #58515d, #5d515c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #58515D?: #58515D is a gray, closest to the named color Fedora. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #58515D?: The RGB value is 88, 81, 93: 88 red, 81 green and 93 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #58515D?: The complementary color is #565D51, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #58515D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.75:1 and white text 7.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.