What color is #58657E?

#58657E is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Admiral Blue. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #58657E?

The RGB value is 88, 101, 126: 88 red, 101 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #58657E?

The complementary color is #7E7158, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #58657E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.58:1 and white text 5.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#58657E color

#58657E rgb(88, 101, 126)

Shades of blue

The hex color #58657E is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.5% red, 39.6% green and 49.4% blue (88, 101, 126).

Its hue angle is 219°, with 18% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 30% cyan, 20% magenta, 0% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Admiral Blue (#50647F), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.87:1).

#58657E color codes

HEX	`#58657E`
RGB	`rgb(88, 101, 126)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.5%, 39.6%, 49.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(219, 18%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(219, 30%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(30%, 20%, 0%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.59, 1.32, -15.56)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.59, 15.62, 274.86)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.443, 12.888, 21.567)`
Decimal	`5793150`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #58657E, 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 #58657E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.58:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.87:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#58657E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.87:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.58:1	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 #58657E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #58657e; }
.text { color: #58657e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #58657e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(88 101 126 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #58657e, #5e587e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #58657E?: #58657E is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Admiral Blue. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #58657E?: The RGB value is 88, 101, 126: 88 red, 101 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #58657E?: The complementary color is #7E7158, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #58657E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.58:1 and white text 5.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.