What color is #58545E?

#58545E is a gray, closest to the named color Blackwater. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #58545E?

The RGB value is 88, 84, 94: 88 red, 84 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #58545E?

The complementary color is #5A5E54, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #58545E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.84:1 and white text 7.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#58545E color

#58545E rgb(88, 84, 94)

Shades of gray

The hex color #58545E is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.5% red, 32.9% green and 36.9% blue (88, 84, 94).

Its hue angle is 264°, with 6% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 11% magenta, 0% yellow and 63% black.

The closest named color is Blackwater (#545663), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.38:1).

#58545E color codes

HEX	`#58545E`
RGB	`rgb(88, 84, 94)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.5%, 32.9%, 36.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(264, 6%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(264, 11%, 37%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 11%, 0%, 63%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.41, 3.79, -5.21)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.41, 6.44, 306)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.215, 9.224, 11.882)`
Decimal	`5788766`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #58545E, 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 #58545E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.84:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.38:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#58545E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.38:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.84:1	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 #58545E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #58545e; }
.text { color: #58545e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #58545e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(88 84 94 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #58545e, #5d545e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dim Gray.

Questions

What color is #58545E?: #58545E is a gray, closest to the named color Blackwater. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #58545E?: The RGB value is 88, 84, 94: 88 red, 84 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #58545E?: The complementary color is #5A5E54, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #58545E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.84:1 and white text 7.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.