What color is #585B56?

#585B56 is a gray, closest to the named color Crucible. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #585B56?

The RGB value is 88, 91, 86: 88 red, 91 green and 86 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #585B56?

The complementary color is #59565B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #585B56?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.05:1 and white text 6.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#585B56 color

#585B56 rgb(88, 91, 86)

Shades of gray

The hex color #585B56 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.5% red, 35.7% green and 33.7% blue (88, 91, 86).

Its hue angle is 96°, with 3% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 64% black.

The closest named color is Crucible (#555B59), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.89:1).

#585B56 color codes

HEX	`#585B56`
RGB	`rgb(88, 91, 86)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.5%, 35.7%, 33.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(96, 3%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(96, 5%, 36%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 0%, 5%, 64%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(38.25, -2.24, 2.47)`
CIE LCH	`lch(38.25, 3.33, 132.27)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.445, 10.229, 10.279)`
Decimal	`5790550`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #585B56, 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 #585B56	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.05:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.89:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#585B56 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.89:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.05:1	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 #585B56 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #585b56; }
.text { color: #585b56; }
.border { border: 2px solid #585b56; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(88 91 86 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #585b56, #565b57); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #585B56?: #585B56 is a gray, closest to the named color Crucible. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #585B56?: The RGB value is 88, 91, 86: 88 red, 91 green and 86 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #585B56?: The complementary color is #59565B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #585B56?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.05:1 and white text 6.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.