What color is #585659?

#585659 is a gray, closest to the named color Magnet. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #585659?

The RGB value is 88, 86, 89: 88 red, 86 green and 89 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #585659?

The complementary color is #575956, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #585659?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.89:1 and white text 7.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#585659 color

#585659 rgb(88, 86, 89)

Shades of gray

The hex color #585659 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.5% red, 33.7% green and 34.9% blue (88, 86, 89).

Its hue angle is 280°, with 2% saturation and 34% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 65% black.

The closest named color is Magnet (#525054), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.27:1).

#585659 color codes

HEX	`#585659`
RGB	`rgb(88, 86, 89)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.5%, 33.7%, 34.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(280, 2%, 34%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(280, 3%, 35%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 3%, 0%, 65%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.84, 1.44, -1.45)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.84, 2.05, 314.8)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.155, 9.452, 10.791)`
Decimal	`5789273`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #585659, 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 #585659	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.89:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.27:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#585659 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.27:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.89:1	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 #585659 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #585659; }
.text { color: #585659; }
.border { border: 2px solid #585659; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(88 86 89 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #585659, #595659); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dim Gray.

Questions

What color is #585659?: #585659 is a gray, closest to the named color Magnet. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #585659?: The RGB value is 88, 86, 89: 88 red, 86 green and 89 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #585659?: The complementary color is #575956, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #585659?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.89:1 and white text 7.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.