What color is #585D60?

#585D60 is a gray, closest to the named color Blindfolded. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #585D60?

The RGB value is 88, 93, 96: 88 red, 93 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #585D60?

The complementary color is #605B58, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #585D60?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.15:1 and white text 6.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#585D60 color

#585D60 rgb(88, 93, 96)

Shades of gray

The hex color #585D60 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.5% red, 36.5% green and 37.6% blue (88, 93, 96).

Its hue angle is 203°, with 4% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 62% black.

The closest named color is Blindfolded (#5A5E61), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.67:1).

#585D60 color codes

HEX	`#585D60`
RGB	`rgb(88, 93, 96)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.5%, 36.5%, 37.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(203, 4%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(203, 8%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 3%, 0%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.15, -1.29, -2.39)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.15, 2.72, 241.64)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.05, 10.748, 12.609)`
Decimal	`5791072`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #585D60, 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 #585D60	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.15:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.67:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#585D60 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.67:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.15:1	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 #585D60 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #585d60; }
.text { color: #585d60; }
.border { border: 2px solid #585d60; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(88 93 96 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #585d60, #585960); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dim Gray.

Questions

What color is #585D60?: #585D60 is a gray, closest to the named color Blindfolded. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #585D60?: The RGB value is 88, 93, 96: 88 red, 93 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #585D60?: The complementary color is #605B58, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #585D60?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.15:1 and white text 6.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.