What color is #585A58?

#585A58 is a gray, closest to the named color Knight’s Armour. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #585A58?

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

What is the complementary color of #585A58?

The complementary color is #5A585A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #585A58?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.02:1 and white text 6.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#585A58 color

#585A58 rgb(88, 90, 88)

Shades of gray

The hex color #585A58 is a gray.

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

Its hue angle is 120°, with 1% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 65% black.

The closest named color is Knight’s Armour (#5C5D5D), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.96:1).

#585A58 color codes

HEX	`#585A58`
RGB	`rgb(88, 90, 88)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.5%, 35.3%, 34.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(120, 1%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(120, 2%, 35%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 0%, 2%, 65%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(38.01, -1.22, 0.88)`
CIE LCH	`lch(38.01, 1.5, 144.33)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.442, 10.092, 10.681)`
Decimal	`5790296`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #585A58, 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 #585A58	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.02:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.96:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#585A58 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.96:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.02:1	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 #585A58 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #585a58; }
.text { color: #585a58; }
.border { border: 2px solid #585a58; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(88 90 88 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #585a58, #585a59); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dim Gray.

Questions

What color is #585A58?: #585A58 is a gray, closest to the named color Knight’s Armour. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #585A58?: The RGB value is 88, 90, 88: 88 red, 90 green and 88 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #585A58?: The complementary color is #5A585A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #585A58?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.02:1 and white text 6.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.