What color is #585566?

#585566 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 #585566?

The RGB value is 88, 85, 102: 88 red, 85 green and 102 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #585566?

The complementary color is #636655, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #585566?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.91:1 and white text 7.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#585566 color

#585566 rgb(88, 85, 102)

Shades of gray

The hex color #585566 is a dark, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.5% red, 33.3% green and 40% blue (88, 85, 102).

Its hue angle is 251°, with 9% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 17% magenta, 0% yellow and 60% black.

The closest named color is Freefall (#565266), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.23:1).

#585566 color codes

HEX	`#585566`
RGB	`rgb(88, 85, 102)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.5%, 33.3%, 40%)`
HSL	`hsl(251, 9%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(251, 17%, 40%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 17%, 0%, 60%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.99, 5.03, -9.34)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.99, 10.61, 298.3)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.671, 9.531, 13.898)`
Decimal	`5789030`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #585566, 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 #585566	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.91:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.23:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#585566 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.23:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.91:1	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 #585566 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #585566; }
.text { color: #585566; }
.border { border: 2px solid #585566; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(88 85 102 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #585566, #615566); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dim Gray.

Questions

What color is #585566?: #585566 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 #585566?: The RGB value is 88, 85, 102: 88 red, 85 green and 102 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #585566?: The complementary color is #636655, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #585566?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.91:1 and white text 7.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.