What color is #585653?

#585653 is a gray, closest to the named color Heavy Charcoal. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #585653?

The RGB value is 88, 86, 83: 88 red, 86 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #585653?

The complementary color is #535558, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #585653?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.87:1 and white text 7.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#585653 color

#585653 rgb(88, 86, 83)

Shades of gray

The hex color #585653 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.5% red, 33.7% green and 32.5% blue (88, 86, 83).

Its hue angle is 36°, with 3% saturation and 34% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 6% yellow and 65% black.

The closest named color is Heavy Charcoal (#565350), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.31:1).

#585653 color codes

HEX	`#585653`
RGB	`rgb(88, 86, 83)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.5%, 33.7%, 32.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(36, 3%, 34%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(36, 6%, 35%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 6%, 65%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.66, 0.19, 2.03)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.66, 2.04, 84.76)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.913, 9.355, 9.518)`
Decimal	`5789267`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #585653, 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 #585653	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.31:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#585653 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.31:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.87:1	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 #585653 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #585653; }
.text { color: #585653; }
.border { border: 2px solid #585653; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(88 86 83 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #585653, #585853); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dim Gray.

Questions

What color is #585653?: #585653 is a gray, closest to the named color Heavy Charcoal. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #585653?: The RGB value is 88, 86, 83: 88 red, 86 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #585653?: The complementary color is #535558, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #585653?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.87:1 and white text 7.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.