What color is #58737F?

#58737F is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Night Owl. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #58737F?

The RGB value is 88, 115, 127: 88 red, 115 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #58737F?

The complementary color is #7F6458, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #58737F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.17:1 and white text 5.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#58737F color

#58737F rgb(88, 115, 127)

Shades of gray

The hex color #58737F is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.5% red, 45.1% green and 49.8% blue (88, 115, 127).

Its hue angle is 198°, with 18% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 31% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 50% black.

The closest named color is Night Owl (#5D7B89), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.03:1).

#58737F color codes

HEX	`#58737F`
RGB	`rgb(88, 115, 127)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.5%, 45.1%, 49.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(198, 18%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(198, 31%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(31%, 9%, 0%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.8, -6.73, -9.79)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.8, 11.88, 235.5)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.985, 15.868, 22.4)`
Decimal	`5796735`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #58737F, 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 #58737F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.17:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.03:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#58737F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.03:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.17:1	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 #58737F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #58737f; }
.text { color: #58737f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #58737f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(88 115 127 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #58737f, #58607f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #58737F?: #58737F is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Night Owl. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #58737F?: The RGB value is 88, 115, 127: 88 red, 115 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #58737F?: The complementary color is #7F6458, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #58737F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.17:1 and white text 5.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.