What color is #58595B?

#58595B is a gray, closest to the named color Stone Cold. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #58595B?

The RGB value is 88, 89, 91: 88 red, 89 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #58595B?

The complementary color is #5B5A58, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #58595B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.99:1 and white text 7.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#58595B color

#58595B rgb(88, 89, 91)

Shades of gray

The hex color #58595B is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.5% red, 34.9% green and 35.7% blue (88, 89, 91).

Its hue angle is 220°, with 2% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 64% black.

The closest named color is Stone Cold (#555555), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.01:1).

#58595B color codes

HEX	`#58595B`
RGB	`rgb(88, 89, 91)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.5%, 34.9%, 35.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(220, 2%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(220, 3%, 36%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 2%, 0%, 64%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.8, 0.03, -1.29)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.8, 1.29, 271.5)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.485, 9.975, 11.321)`
Decimal	`5790043`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #58595B, 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 #58595B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.99:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.01:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#58595B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.01:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.99:1	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 #58595B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #58595b; }
.text { color: #58595b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #58595b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(88 89 91 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #58595b, #59585b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dim Gray.

Questions

What color is #58595B?: #58595B is a gray, closest to the named color Stone Cold. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #58595B?: The RGB value is 88, 89, 91: 88 red, 89 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #58595B?: The complementary color is #5B5A58, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #58595B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.99:1 and white text 7.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.