What color is #585952?

#585952 is a gray, closest to the named color Masala. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #585952?

The RGB value is 88, 89, 82: 88 red, 89 green and 82 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #585952?

The complementary color is #535259, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #585952?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.97:1 and white text 7.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#585952 color

#585952 rgb(88, 89, 82)

Shades of gray

The hex color #585952 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.5% red, 34.9% green and 32.2% blue (88, 89, 82).

Its hue angle is 69°, with 4% saturation and 34% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 65% black.

The closest named color is Masala (#57534B), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.08:1).

#585952 color codes

HEX	`#585952`
RGB	`rgb(88, 89, 82)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.5%, 34.9%, 32.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(69, 4%, 34%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(69, 8%, 35%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 0%, 8%, 65%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.53, -1.84, 3.91)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.53, 4.33, 115.24)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.12, 9.829, 9.398)`
Decimal	`5790034`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #585952, 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 #585952	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.08:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#585952 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.08:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.97:1	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 #585952 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #585952; }
.text { color: #585952; }
.border { border: 2px solid #585952; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(88 89 82 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #585952, #555952); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #585952?: #585952 is a gray, closest to the named color Masala. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #585952?: The RGB value is 88, 89, 82: 88 red, 89 green and 82 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #585952?: The complementary color is #535259, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #585952?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.97:1 and white text 7.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.