What color is #585E5F?

#585E5F is a gray, closest to the named color Blindfolded. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #585E5F?

The RGB value is 88, 94, 95: 88 red, 94 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #585E5F?

The complementary color is #5F5958, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #585E5F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.18:1 and white text 6.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#585E5F color

#585E5F rgb(88, 94, 95)

Shades of gray

The hex color #585E5F is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.5% red, 36.9% green and 37.3% blue (88, 94, 95).

Its hue angle is 189°, with 4% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 63% black.

The closest named color is Blindfolded (#5A5E61), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.6:1).

#585E5F color codes

HEX	`#585E5F`
RGB	`rgb(88, 94, 95)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.5%, 36.9%, 37.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(189, 4%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(189, 7%, 37%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 1%, 0%, 63%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.42, -2.12, -1.38)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.42, 2.53, 213.08)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.092, 10.906, 12.398)`
Decimal	`5791327`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #585E5F, 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 #585E5F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.18:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.6:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#585E5F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.6:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.18:1	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 #585E5F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #585e5f; }
.text { color: #585e5f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #585e5f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(88 94 95 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #585e5f, #585b5f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dim Gray.

Questions

What color is #585E5F?: #585E5F is a gray, closest to the named color Blindfolded. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #585E5F?: The RGB value is 88, 94, 95: 88 red, 94 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #585E5F?: The complementary color is #5F5958, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #585E5F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.18:1 and white text 6.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.