What color is #58584B?

#58584B is a gray, closest to the named color Masala. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #58584B?

The RGB value is 88, 88, 75: 88 red, 88 green and 75 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #58584B?

The complementary color is #4B4B58, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #58584B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.91:1 and white text 7.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#58584B color

#58584B rgb(88, 88, 75)

Shades of gray

The hex color #58584B is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.5% red, 34.5% green and 29.4% blue (88, 88, 75).

Its hue angle is 60°, with 8% saturation and 32% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 65% black.

The closest named color is Masala (#57534B), a difference of 4.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.21:1).

#58584B color codes

HEX	`#58584B`
RGB	`rgb(88, 88, 75)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.5%, 34.5%, 29.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(60, 8%, 32%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(60, 15%, 35%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 15%, 65%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.04, -2.58, 7.56)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.04, 7.99, 108.87)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.784, 9.562, 8.038)`
Decimal	`5789771`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #58584B, 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 #58584B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.91:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.21:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#58584B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.21:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.91:1	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 #58584B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #58584b; }
.text { color: #58584b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #58584b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(88 88 75 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #58584b, #52584b); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #58584B?: #58584B is a gray, closest to the named color Masala. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #58584B?: The RGB value is 88, 88, 75: 88 red, 88 green and 75 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #58584B?: The complementary color is #4B4B58, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #58584B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.91:1 and white text 7.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.