What color is #58554E?

#58554E is a gray, closest to the named color Masala. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #58554E?

The RGB value is 88, 85, 78: 88 red, 85 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #58554E?

The complementary color is #4E5158, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #58554E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.82:1 and white text 7.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#58554E color

#58554E rgb(88, 85, 78)

Shades of gray

The hex color #58554E is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.5% red, 33.3% green and 30.6% blue (88, 85, 78).

Its hue angle is 42°, with 6% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 11% yellow and 65% black.

The closest named color is Masala (#57534B), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.44:1).

#58554E color codes

HEX	`#58554E`
RGB	`rgb(88, 85, 78)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.5%, 33.3%, 30.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(42, 6%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(42, 11%, 35%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 11%, 65%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.22, -0.19, 4.52)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.22, 4.52, 92.42)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.648, 9.122, 8.511)`
Decimal	`5789006`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #58554E, 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 #58554E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.82:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.44:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#58554E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.44:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.82:1	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 #58554E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #58554e; }
.text { color: #58554e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #58554e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(88 85 78 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #58554e, #56584e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #58554E?: #58554E is a gray, closest to the named color Masala. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #58554E?: The RGB value is 88, 85, 78: 88 red, 85 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #58554E?: The complementary color is #4E5158, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #58554E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.82:1 and white text 7.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.