What color is #585A55?

#585A55 is a gray, closest to the named color Crucible. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #585A55?

The RGB value is 88, 90, 85: 88 red, 90 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #585A55?

The complementary color is #57555A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #585A55?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.01:1 and white text 6.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#585A55 color

#585A55 rgb(88, 90, 85)

Shades of gray

The hex color #585A55 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.5% red, 35.3% green and 33.3% blue (88, 90, 85).

Its hue angle is 84°, with 3% saturation and 34% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 65% black.

The closest named color is Crucible (#555B59), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.98:1).

#585A55 color codes

HEX	`#585A55`
RGB	`rgb(88, 90, 85)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.5%, 35.3%, 33.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(84, 3%, 34%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(84, 6%, 35%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 0%, 6%, 65%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.92, -1.84, 2.61)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.92, 3.19, 125.25)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.32, 10.043, 10.04)`
Decimal	`5790293`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #585A55, 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 #585A55	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.01:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.98:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#585A55 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.98:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.01:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

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 #585A55 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #585a55; }
.text { color: #585a55; }
.border { border: 2px solid #585a55; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(88 90 85 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #585a55, #565a55); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #585A55?: #585A55 is a gray, closest to the named color Crucible. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #585A55?: The RGB value is 88, 90, 85: 88 red, 90 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #585A55?: The complementary color is #57555A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #585A55?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.01:1 and white text 6.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.