What color is #585555?

#585555 is a gray, closest to the named color Stone Cold. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #585555?

The RGB value is 88, 85, 85: 88 red, 85 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #585555?

The complementary color is #555858, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #585555?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.85:1 and white text 7.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#585555 color

#585555 rgb(88, 85, 85)

Shades of gray

The hex color #585555 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.5% red, 33.3% green and 33.3% blue (88, 85, 85).

Its hue angle is 0°, with 2% saturation and 34% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 3% yellow and 65% black.

The closest named color is Stone Cold (#555555), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.38:1).

#585555 color codes

HEX	`#585555`
RGB	`rgb(88, 85, 85)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.5%, 33.3%, 33.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(0, 2%, 34%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(0, 3%, 35%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 3%, 65%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.42, 1.21, 0.43)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.42, 1.29, 19.59)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.912, 9.228, 9.904)`
Decimal	`5789013`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #585555, 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 #585555	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.85:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.38:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#585555 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.38:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.85:1	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 #585555 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #585555; }
.text { color: #585555; }
.border { border: 2px solid #585555; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(88 85 85 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #585555, #585755); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dim Gray.

Questions

What color is #585555?: #585555 is a gray, closest to the named color Stone Cold. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #585555?: The RGB value is 88, 85, 85: 88 red, 85 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #585555?: The complementary color is #555858, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #585555?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.85:1 and white text 7.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.