What color is #585B6F?

#585B6F is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Heavy Violet. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #585B6F?

The RGB value is 88, 91, 111: 88 red, 91 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #585B6F?

The complementary color is #6F6C58, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #585B6F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.14:1 and white text 6.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#585B6F color

#585B6F rgb(88, 91, 111)

Shades of gray

The hex color #585B6F is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.5% red, 35.7% green and 43.5% blue (88, 91, 111).

Its hue angle is 232°, with 12% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 18% magenta, 0% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Heavy Violet (#4F566C), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.69:1).

#585B6F color codes

HEX	`#585B6F`
RGB	`rgb(88, 91, 111)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.5%, 35.7%, 43.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(232, 12%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(232, 21%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 18%, 0%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.08, 3.52, -11.76)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.08, 12.27, 286.69)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.634, 10.704, 16.542)`
Decimal	`5790575`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #585B6F, 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 #585B6F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.14:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.69:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#585B6F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.69:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.14:1	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 #585B6F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #585b6f; }
.text { color: #585b6f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #585b6f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(88 91 111 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #585b6f, #61586f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dim Gray.

Questions

What color is #585B6F?: #585B6F is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Heavy Violet. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #585B6F?: The RGB value is 88, 91, 111: 88 red, 91 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #585B6F?: The complementary color is #6F6C58, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #585B6F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.14:1 and white text 6.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.