What color is #585159?

#585159 is a gray, closest to the named color Pinot Noir. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #585159?

The RGB value is 88, 81, 89: 88 red, 81 green and 89 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #585159?

The complementary color is #525951, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #585159?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.74:1 and white text 7.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#585159 color

#585159 rgb(88, 81, 89)

Shades of gray

The hex color #585159 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.5% red, 31.8% green and 34.9% blue (88, 81, 89).

Its hue angle is 293°, with 5% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 65% black.

The closest named color is Pinot Noir (#605258), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.67:1).

#585159 color codes

HEX	`#585159`
RGB	`rgb(88, 81, 89)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.5%, 31.8%, 34.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(293, 5%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(293, 9%, 35%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 9%, 0%, 65%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.36, 4.55, -3.63)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.36, 5.82, 321.39)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.77, 8.681, 10.663)`
Decimal	`5787993`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #585159, 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 #585159	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.74:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.67:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#585159 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.67:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.74:1	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 #585159 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #585159; }
.text { color: #585159; }
.border { border: 2px solid #585159; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(88 81 89 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #585159, #595156); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dim Gray.

Questions

What color is #585159?: #585159 is a gray, closest to the named color Pinot Noir. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #585159?: The RGB value is 88, 81, 89: 88 red, 81 green and 89 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #585159?: The complementary color is #525951, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #585159?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.74:1 and white text 7.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.