What color is #585750?

#585750 is a gray, closest to the named color Masala. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #585750?

The RGB value is 88, 87, 80: 88 red, 87 green and 80 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #585750?

The complementary color is #505158, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #585750?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.89:1 and white text 7.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#585750 color

#585750 rgb(88, 87, 80)

Shades of gray

The hex color #585750 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.5% red, 34.1% green and 31.4% blue (88, 87, 80).

Its hue angle is 53°, with 5% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 9% yellow and 65% black.

The closest named color is Masala (#57534B), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.26:1).

#585750 color codes

HEX	`#585750`
RGB	`rgb(88, 87, 80)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.5%, 34.1%, 31.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(53, 5%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(53, 9%, 35%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 9%, 65%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.87, -1.02, 4.21)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.87, 4.33, 103.67)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.88, 9.47, 8.948)`
Decimal	`5789520`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #585750, 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 #585750	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.89:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.26:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#585750 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.26:1	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 #585750 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #585750; }
.text { color: #585750; }
.border { border: 2px solid #585750; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(88 87 80 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #585750, #555850); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #585750?: #585750 is a gray, closest to the named color Masala. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #585750?: The RGB value is 88, 87, 80: 88 red, 87 green and 80 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #585750?: The complementary color is #505158, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #585750?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.89:1 and white text 7.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.