What color is #58615D?

#58615D is a gray, closest to the named color Crucible. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #58615D?

The RGB value is 88, 97, 93: 88 red, 97 green and 93 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #58615D?

The complementary color is #61585C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #58615D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.28:1 and white text 6.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#58615D color

#58615D rgb(88, 97, 93)

Shades of gray

The hex color #58615D is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.5% red, 38% green and 36.5% blue (88, 97, 93).

Its hue angle is 153°, with 5% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 62% black.

The closest named color is Crucible (#555B59), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.4:1).

#58615D color codes

HEX	`#58615D`
RGB	`rgb(88, 97, 93)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.5%, 38%, 36.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(153, 5%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(153, 9%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 0%, 4%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.27, -4.36, 1.09)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.27, 4.49, 166.01)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.275, 11.414, 12.016)`
Decimal	`5792093`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #58615D, 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 #58615D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.28:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.4:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#58615D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.4:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.28:1	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 #58615D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #58615d; }
.text { color: #58615d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #58615d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(88 97 93 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #58615d, #586161); }

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Questions

What color is #58615D?: #58615D is a gray, closest to the named color Crucible. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #58615D?: The RGB value is 88, 97, 93: 88 red, 97 green and 93 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #58615D?: The complementary color is #61585C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #58615D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.28:1 and white text 6.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.