What color is #585951?

#585951 is a gray, closest to the named color Masala. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #585951?

The RGB value is 88, 89, 81: 88 red, 89 green and 81 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #585951?

The complementary color is #525159, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #585951?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.96:1 and white text 7.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#585951 color

#585951 rgb(88, 89, 81)

Shades of gray

The hex color #585951 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.5% red, 34.9% green and 31.8% blue (88, 89, 81).

Its hue angle is 67°, with 5% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 65% black.

The closest named color is Masala (#57534B), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.09:1).

#585951 color codes

HEX	`#585951`
RGB	`rgb(88, 89, 81)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.5%, 34.9%, 31.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(67, 5%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(67, 9%, 35%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 0%, 9%, 65%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.51, -2.04, 4.49)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.51, 4.94, 114.44)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.082, 9.814, 9.199)`
Decimal	`5790033`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #585951, 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 #585951	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.96:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.09:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#585951 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.09:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.96:1	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 #585951 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #585951; }
.text { color: #585951; }
.border { border: 2px solid #585951; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(88 89 81 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #585951, #545951); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #585951?: #585951 is a gray, closest to the named color Masala. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #585951?: The RGB value is 88, 89, 81: 88 red, 89 green and 81 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #585951?: The complementary color is #525159, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #585951?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.96:1 and white text 7.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.