What color is #584D57?

#584D57 is a gray, closest to the named color Pinot Noir. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #584D57?

The RGB value is 88, 77, 87: 88 red, 77 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #584D57?

The complementary color is #4D584E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #584D57?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.61:1 and white text 8.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#584D57 color

#584D57 rgb(88, 77, 87)

Shades of gray

The hex color #584D57 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.5% red, 30.2% green and 34.1% blue (88, 77, 87).

Its hue angle is 305°, with 7% saturation and 32% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 1% yellow and 65% black.

The closest named color is Pinot Noir (#605258), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.03:1).

#584D57 color codes

HEX	`#584D57`
RGB	`rgb(88, 77, 87)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.5%, 30.2%, 34.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(305, 7%, 32%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(305, 13%, 35%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 12%, 1%, 65%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(34.13, 6.63, -4.2)`
CIE LCH	`lch(34.13, 7.84, 327.66)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.398, 8.071, 10.13)`
Decimal	`5786967`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #584D57, 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 #584D57	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.61:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.03:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#584D57 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.03:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.61:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

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 #584D57 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #584d57; }
.text { color: #584d57; }
.border { border: 2px solid #584d57; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(88 77 87 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #584d57, #584d51); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #584D57?: #584D57 is a gray, closest to the named color Pinot Noir. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #584D57?: The RGB value is 88, 77, 87: 88 red, 77 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #584D57?: The complementary color is #4D584E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #584D57?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.61:1 and white text 8.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.