What color is #585165?

#585165 is a dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Freefall. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #585165?

The RGB value is 88, 81, 101: 88 red, 81 green and 101 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #585165?

The complementary color is #5E6551, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #585165?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.78:1 and white text 7.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#585165 color

#585165 rgb(88, 81, 101)

Shades of gray

The hex color #585165 is a dark, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.5% red, 31.8% green and 39.6% blue (88, 81, 101).

Its hue angle is 261°, with 11% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 20% magenta, 0% yellow and 60% black.

The closest named color is Freefall (#565266), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.55:1).

#585165 color codes

HEX	`#585165`
RGB	`rgb(88, 81, 101)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.5%, 31.8%, 39.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(261, 11%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(261, 20%, 40%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 20%, 0%, 60%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.79, 7.3, -10.53)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.79, 12.81, 304.74)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.315, 8.899, 13.536)`
Decimal	`5788005`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #585165, 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 #585165	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.55:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#585165 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.55:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.78:1	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 #585165 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #585165; }
.text { color: #585165; }
.border { border: 2px solid #585165; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(88 81 101 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #585165, #625165); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #585165?: #585165 is a dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Freefall. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #585165?: The RGB value is 88, 81, 101: 88 red, 81 green and 101 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #585165?: The complementary color is #5E6551, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #585165?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.78:1 and white text 7.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.