What color is #58575B?

#58575B is a gray, closest to the named color Magnet. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #58575B?

The RGB value is 88, 87, 91: 88 red, 87 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #58575B?

The complementary color is #5A5B57, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #58575B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.93:1 and white text 7.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#58575B color

#58575B rgb(88, 87, 91)

Shades of gray

The hex color #58575B is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.5% red, 34.1% green and 35.7% blue (88, 87, 91).

Its hue angle is 255°, with 2% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 64% black.

The closest named color is Magnet (#525054), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.17:1).

#58575B color codes

HEX	`#58575B`
RGB	`rgb(88, 87, 91)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.5%, 34.1%, 35.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(255, 2%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(255, 4%, 36%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 4%, 0%, 64%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.2, 1.26, -2.17)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.2, 2.51, 300.16)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.321, 9.646, 11.266)`
Decimal	`5789531`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #58575B, 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 #58575B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.93:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.17:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#58575B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.17:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.93:1	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 #58575B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #58575b; }
.text { color: #58575b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #58575b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(88 87 91 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #58575b, #5a575b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dim Gray.

Questions

What color is #58575B?: #58575B is a gray, closest to the named color Magnet. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #58575B?: The RGB value is 88, 87, 91: 88 red, 87 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #58575B?: The complementary color is #5A5B57, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #58575B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.93:1 and white text 7.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.