What color is #585755?

#585755 is a gray, closest to the named color Stone Cold. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #585755?

The RGB value is 88, 87, 85: 88 red, 87 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #585755?

The complementary color is #555658, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #585755?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.91:1 and white text 7.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#585755 color

#585755 rgb(88, 87, 85)

Shades of gray

The hex color #585755 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.5% red, 34.1% green and 33.3% blue (88, 87, 85).

Its hue angle is 40°, with 2% saturation and 34% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 3% yellow and 65% black.

The closest named color is Stone Cold (#555555), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.22:1).

#585755 color codes

HEX	`#585755`
RGB	`rgb(88, 87, 85)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.5%, 34.1%, 33.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(40, 2%, 34%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(40, 3%, 35%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 3%, 65%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.02, -0.02, 1.3)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.02, 1.3, 90.74)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.072, 9.547, 9.957)`
Decimal	`5789525`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #585755, 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 #585755	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.91:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.22:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#585755 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.22:1	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 #585755 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #585755; }
.text { color: #585755; }
.border { border: 2px solid #585755; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(88 87 85 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #585755, #585855); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dim Gray.

Questions

What color is #585755?: #585755 is a gray, closest to the named color Stone Cold. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #585755?: The RGB value is 88, 87, 85: 88 red, 87 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #585755?: The complementary color is #555658, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #585755?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.91:1 and white text 7.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.