What color is #58515E?

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

What is the RGB value of #58515E?

The RGB value is 88, 81, 94: 88 red, 81 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #58515E?

The complementary color is #575E51, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #58515E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.75:1 and white text 7.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#58515E color

#58515E rgb(88, 81, 94)

Shades of gray

The hex color #58515E is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.5% red, 31.8% green and 36.9% blue (88, 81, 94).

Its hue angle is 272°, with 7% saturation and 34% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 14% magenta, 0% yellow and 63% black.

The closest named color is Fedora (#625665), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.63:1).

#58515E color codes

HEX	`#58515E`
RGB	`rgb(88, 81, 94)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.5%, 31.8%, 36.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(272, 7%, 34%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(272, 14%, 37%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 14%, 0%, 63%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.53, 5.66, -6.52)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.53, 8.63, 310.96)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.987, 8.768, 11.806)`
Decimal	`5787998`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #58515E, 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 #58515E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.75:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.63:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#58515E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.63:1	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 #58515E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #58515e; }
.text { color: #58515e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #58515e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(88 81 94 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #58515e, #5e515e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #58515E?: #58515E is a gray, closest to the named color Fedora. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #58515E?: The RGB value is 88, 81, 94: 88 red, 81 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #58515E?: The complementary color is #575E51, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #58515E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.75:1 and white text 7.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.