What color is #585E51?

#585E51 is a gray, closest to the named color Ebony. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #585E51?

The RGB value is 88, 94, 81: 88 red, 94 green and 81 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #585E51?

The complementary color is #57515E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #585E51?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.13:1 and white text 6.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#585E51 color

#585E51 rgb(88, 94, 81)

Shades of gray

The hex color #585E51 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.5% red, 36.9% green and 31.8% blue (88, 94, 81).

Its hue angle is 88°, with 7% saturation and 34% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 63% black.

The closest named color is Ebony (#555D50), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.7:1).

#585E51 color codes

HEX	`#585E51`
RGB	`rgb(88, 94, 81)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.5%, 36.9%, 31.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(88, 7%, 34%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(88, 14%, 37%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 0%, 14%, 63%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.03, -5.04, 6.66)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.03, 8.35, 127.12)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.512, 10.674, 9.342)`
Decimal	`5791313`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #585E51, 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 #585E51	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.13:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.7:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#585E51 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.7:1	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 #585E51 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #585e51; }
.text { color: #585e51; }
.border { border: 2px solid #585e51; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(88 94 81 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #585e51, #515e51); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #585E51?: #585E51 is a gray, closest to the named color Ebony. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #585E51?: The RGB value is 88, 94, 81: 88 red, 94 green and 81 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #585E51?: The complementary color is #57515E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #585E51?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.13:1 and white text 6.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.