What color is #58626D?

#58626D is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Midnight Shadow. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #58626D?

The RGB value is 88, 98, 109: 88 red, 98 green and 109 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #58626D?

The complementary color is #6D6358, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #58626D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.38:1 and white text 6.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#58626D color

#58626D rgb(88, 98, 109)

Shades of gray

The hex color #58626D is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.5% red, 38.4% green and 42.7% blue (88, 98, 109).

Its hue angle is 211°, with 11% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 10% magenta, 0% yellow and 57% black.

The closest named color is Midnight Shadow (#566373), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.21:1).

#58626D color codes

HEX	`#58626D`
RGB	`rgb(88, 98, 109)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.5%, 38.4%, 42.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(211, 11%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(211, 19%, 43%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 10%, 0%, 57%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.08, -1.25, -7.52)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.08, 7.62, 260.54)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.152, 11.914, 16.177)`
Decimal	`5792365`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #58626D, 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 #58626D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.38:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.21:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#58626D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.21:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.38:1	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 #58626D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #58626d; }
.text { color: #58626d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #58626d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(88 98 109 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #58626d, #58586d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dim Gray.

Questions

What color is #58626D?: #58626D is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Midnight Shadow. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #58626D?: The RGB value is 88, 98, 109: 88 red, 98 green and 109 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #58626D?: The complementary color is #6D6358, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #58626D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.38:1 and white text 6.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.