What color is #585760?

#585760 is a gray, closest to the named color Blackwater. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #585760?

The RGB value is 88, 87, 96: 88 red, 87 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #585760?

The complementary color is #5F6057, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #585760?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.95:1 and white text 7.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#585760 color

#585760 rgb(88, 87, 96)

Shades of gray

The hex color #585760 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.5% red, 34.1% green and 37.6% blue (88, 87, 96).

Its hue angle is 247°, with 5% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 62% black.

The closest named color is Blackwater (#545663), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.13:1).

#585760 color codes

HEX	`#585760`
RGB	`rgb(88, 87, 96)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.5%, 34.1%, 37.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(247, 5%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(247, 9%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 9%, 0%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.36, 2.38, -5.04)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.36, 5.58, 295.27)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.544, 9.736, 12.44)`
Decimal	`5789536`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #585760, 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 #585760	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.95:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.13:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#585760 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.13:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.95:1	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 #585760 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #585760; }
.text { color: #585760; }
.border { border: 2px solid #585760; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(88 87 96 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #585760, #5d5760); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dim Gray.

Questions

What color is #585760?: #585760 is a gray, closest to the named color Blackwater. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #585760?: The RGB value is 88, 87, 96: 88 red, 87 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #585760?: The complementary color is #5F6057, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #585760?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.95:1 and white text 7.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.