What color is #58688C?

#58688C is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Haunt Mist. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #58688C?

The RGB value is 88, 104, 140: 88 red, 104 green and 140 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #58688C?

The complementary color is #8C7C58, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #58688C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.77:1 and white text 5.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#58688C color

#58688C rgb(88, 104, 140)

Shades of blue

The hex color #58688C is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.5% red, 40.8% green and 54.9% blue (88, 104, 140).

Its hue angle is 222°, with 23% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 37% cyan, 26% magenta, 0% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Haunt Mist (#5F6D91), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.56:1).

#58688C color codes

HEX	`#58688C`
RGB	`rgb(88, 104, 140)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.5%, 40.8%, 54.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(222, 23%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(222, 37%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(37%, 26%, 0%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.04, 3.4, -21.75)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.04, 22.02, 278.87)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.707, 13.868, 26.76)`
Decimal	`5793932`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #58688C, 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 #58688C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.77:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.56:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#58688C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.56:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.77:1	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 #58688C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #58688c; }
.text { color: #58688c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #58688c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(88 104 140 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #58688c, #62588c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #58688C?: #58688C is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Haunt Mist. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #58688C?: The RGB value is 88, 104, 140: 88 red, 104 green and 140 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #58688C?: The complementary color is #8C7C58, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #58688C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.77:1 and white text 5.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.