What color is #585E59?

#585E59 is a gray, closest to the named color Crucible. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #585E59?

The RGB value is 88, 94, 89: 88 red, 94 green and 89 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #585E59?

The complementary color is #5E585D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #585E59?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.16:1 and white text 6.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#585E59 color

#585E59 rgb(88, 94, 89)

Shades of gray

The hex color #585E59 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.5% red, 36.9% green and 34.9% blue (88, 94, 89).

Its hue angle is 130°, with 3% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 63% black.

The closest named color is Crucible (#555B59), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.64:1).

#585E59 color codes

HEX	`#585E59`
RGB	`rgb(88, 94, 89)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.5%, 36.9%, 34.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(130, 3%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(130, 6%, 37%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 0%, 5%, 63%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.24, -3.42, 2.05)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.24, 3.99, 149.03)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.83, 10.801, 11.016)`
Decimal	`5791321`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #585E59, 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 #585E59	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.16:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.64:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#585E59 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.64:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.16:1	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 #585E59 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #585e59; }
.text { color: #585e59; }
.border { border: 2px solid #585e59; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(88 94 89 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #585e59, #585e5c); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #585E59?: #585E59 is a gray, closest to the named color Crucible. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #585E59?: The RGB value is 88, 94, 89: 88 red, 94 green and 89 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #585E59?: The complementary color is #5E585D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #585E59?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.16:1 and white text 6.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.