What color is #58595E?

#58595E is a gray, closest to the named color Cloak Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #58595E?

The RGB value is 88, 89, 94: 88 red, 89 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #58595E?

The complementary color is #5E5D58, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #58595E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.01:1 and white text 6.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#58595E color

#58595E rgb(88, 89, 94)

Shades of gray

The hex color #58595E is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.5% red, 34.9% green and 36.9% blue (88, 89, 94).

Its hue angle is 230°, with 3% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 63% black.

The closest named color is Cloak Gray (#605E63), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.99:1).

#58595E color codes

HEX	`#58595E`
RGB	`rgb(88, 89, 94)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.5%, 34.9%, 36.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(230, 3%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(230, 6%, 37%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 5%, 0%, 63%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.89, 0.7, -3.02)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.89, 3.1, 283)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.617, 10.028, 12.016)`
Decimal	`5790046`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #58595E, 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 #58595E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.01:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.99:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#58595E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.99:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.01:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

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 #58595E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #58595e; }
.text { color: #58595e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #58595e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(88 89 94 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #58595e, #5a585e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dim Gray.

Questions

What color is #58595E?: #58595E is a gray, closest to the named color Cloak Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #58595E?: The RGB value is 88, 89, 94: 88 red, 89 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #58595E?: The complementary color is #5E5D58, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #58595E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.01:1 and white text 6.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.