What color is #58606E?

#58606E is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Concrete Landscape. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #58606E?

The RGB value is 88, 96, 110: 88 red, 96 green and 110 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #58606E?

The complementary color is #6E6658, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #58606E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.31:1 and white text 6.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#58606E color

#58606E rgb(88, 96, 110)

Shades of gray

The hex color #58606E is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.5% red, 37.6% green and 43.1% blue (88, 96, 110).

Its hue angle is 218°, with 11% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 57% black.

The closest named color is Concrete Landscape (#5C606E), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.34:1).

#58606E color codes

HEX	`#58606E`
RGB	`rgb(88, 96, 110)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.5%, 37.6%, 43.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(218, 11%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(218, 20%, 43%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 13%, 0%, 57%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.52, 0.21, -8.97)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.52, 8.97, 271.32)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.021, 11.566, 16.401)`
Decimal	`5791854`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #58606E, 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 #58606E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.31:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.34:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#58606E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.34:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.31:1	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 #58606E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #58606e; }
.text { color: #58606e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #58606e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(88 96 110 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #58606e, #5b586e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dim Gray.

Questions

What color is #58606E?: #58606E is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Concrete Landscape. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #58606E?: The RGB value is 88, 96, 110: 88 red, 96 green and 110 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #58606E?: The complementary color is #6E6658, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #58606E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.31:1 and white text 6.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.