What color is #58706F?

#58706F is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Rogue Waters. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #58706F?

The RGB value is 88, 112, 111: 88 red, 112 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #58706F?

The complementary color is #705859, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #58706F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.96:1 and white text 5.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#58706F color

#58706F rgb(88, 112, 111)

Shades of gray

The hex color #58706F is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.5% red, 43.9% green and 43.5% blue (88, 112, 111).

Its hue angle is 178°, with 12% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Rogue Waters (#4E7376), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.3:1).

#58706F color codes

HEX	`#58706F`
RGB	`rgb(88, 112, 111)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.5%, 43.9%, 43.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(178, 12%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(178, 21%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 0%, 1%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.37, -9.01, -2.35)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.37, 9.31, 194.64)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.687, 14.81, 17.226)`
Decimal	`5795951`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #58706F, 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 #58706F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.96:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.3:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#58706F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.3:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.96:1	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 #58706F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #58706f; }
.text { color: #58706f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #58706f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(88 112 111 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #58706f, #586570); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #58706F?: #58706F is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Rogue Waters. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #58706F?: The RGB value is 88, 112, 111: 88 red, 112 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #58706F?: The complementary color is #705859, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #58706F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.96:1 and white text 5.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.