What color is #585258?

#585258 is a gray, closest to the named color Magnet. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #585258?

The RGB value is 88, 82, 88: 88 red, 82 green and 88 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #585258?

The complementary color is #525852, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #585258?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.76:1 and white text 7.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#585258 color

#585258 rgb(88, 82, 88)

Shades of gray

The hex color #585258 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.5% red, 32.2% green and 34.5% blue (88, 82, 88).

Its hue angle is 300°, with 4% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 65% black.

The closest named color is Magnet (#525054), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.6:1).

#585258 color codes

HEX	`#585258`
RGB	`rgb(88, 82, 88)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.5%, 32.2%, 34.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(300, 4%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(300, 7%, 35%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 0%, 65%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.62, 3.71, -2.62)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.62, 4.54, 324.78)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.803, 8.814, 10.468)`
Decimal	`5788248`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #585258, 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 #585258	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.76:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.6:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#585258 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.6:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.76:1	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 #585258 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #585258; }
.text { color: #585258; }
.border { border: 2px solid #585258; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(88 82 88 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #585258, #585255); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dim Gray.

Questions

What color is #585258?: #585258 is a gray, closest to the named color Magnet. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #585258?: The RGB value is 88, 82, 88: 88 red, 82 green and 88 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #585258?: The complementary color is #525852, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #585258?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.76:1 and white text 7.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.