What color is #585E6C?

#585E6C 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 #585E6C?

The RGB value is 88, 94, 108: 88 red, 94 green and 108 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #585E6C?

The complementary color is #6C6658, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #585E6C?

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.

#585E6C color

#585E6C rgb(88, 94, 108)

Shades of gray

The hex color #585E6C is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.5% red, 36.9% green and 42.4% blue (88, 94, 108).

Its hue angle is 222°, with 10% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Concrete Landscape (#5C606E), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#585E6C color codes

HEX	`#585E6C`
RGB	`rgb(88, 94, 108)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.5%, 36.9%, 42.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(222, 10%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(222, 19%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 13%, 0%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.85, 0.93, -8.74)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.85, 8.79, 276.08)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.733, 11.163, 15.774)`
Decimal	`5791340`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #585E6C, 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 #585E6C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.23:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.5:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#585E6C 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 #585E6C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #585e6c; }
.text { color: #585e6c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #585e6c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(88 94 108 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #585e6c, #5c586c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dim Gray.

Questions

What color is #585E6C?: #585E6C 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 #585E6C?: The RGB value is 88, 94, 108: 88 red, 94 green and 108 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #585E6C?: The complementary color is #6C6658, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #585E6C?: 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.