What color is #585E6B?

#585E6B is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Concrete Landscape. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #585E6B?

The RGB value is 88, 94, 107: 88 red, 94 green and 107 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #585E6B?

The complementary color is #6B6558, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #585E6B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.23:1 and white text 6.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#585E6B color

#585E6B rgb(88, 94, 107)

Shades of gray

The hex color #585E6B is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.5% red, 36.9% green and 42% blue (88, 94, 107).

Its hue angle is 221°, with 10% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 12% magenta, 0% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Concrete Landscape (#5C606E), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.5:1).

#585E6B color codes

HEX	`#585E6B`
RGB	`rgb(88, 94, 107)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.5%, 36.9%, 42%)`
HSL	`hsl(221, 10%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(221, 18%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 12%, 0%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.82, 0.69, -8.18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.82, 8.21, 274.79)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.68, 11.141, 15.495)`
Decimal	`5791339`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #585E6B, 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 #585E6B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.23:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.5:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#585E6B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.5:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.23:1	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 #585E6B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #585e6b; }
.text { color: #585e6b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #585e6b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(88 94 107 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #585e6b, #5c586b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dim Gray.

Questions

What color is #585E6B?: #585E6B is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Concrete Landscape. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #585E6B?: The RGB value is 88, 94, 107: 88 red, 94 green and 107 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #585E6B?: The complementary color is #6B6558, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #585E6B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.23:1 and white text 6.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.