What color is #585D5A?

#585D5A is a gray, closest to the named color Crucible. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #585D5A?

The RGB value is 88, 93, 90: 88 red, 93 green and 90 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #585D5A?

The complementary color is #5D585B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #585D5A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.13:1 and white text 6.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#585D5A color

#585D5A rgb(88, 93, 90)

Shades of gray

The hex color #585D5A is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.5% red, 36.5% green and 35.3% blue (88, 93, 90).

Its hue angle is 144°, with 3% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 64% black.

The closest named color is Crucible (#555B59), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.71:1).

#585D5A color codes

HEX	`#585D5A`
RGB	`rgb(88, 93, 90)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.5%, 36.5%, 35.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(144, 3%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(144, 5%, 36%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 0%, 3%, 64%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(38.97, -2.61, 1.04)`
CIE LCH	`lch(38.97, 2.81, 158.26)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.784, 10.642, 11.209)`
Decimal	`5791066`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #585D5A, 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 #585D5A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.13:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.71:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#585D5A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.71:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.13:1	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 #585D5A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #585d5a; }
.text { color: #585d5a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #585d5a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(88 93 90 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #585d5a, #585d5d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #585D5A?: #585D5A is a gray, closest to the named color Crucible. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #585D5A?: The RGB value is 88, 93, 90: 88 red, 93 green and 90 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #585D5A?: The complementary color is #5D585B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #585D5A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.13:1 and white text 6.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.