What color is #585E6F?

#585E6F 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 #585E6F?

The RGB value is 88, 94, 111: 88 red, 94 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #585E6F?

The complementary color is #6F6958, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #585E6F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.25:1 and white text 6.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#585E6F color

#585E6F rgb(88, 94, 111)

Shades of gray

The hex color #585E6F is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.5% red, 36.9% green and 43.5% blue (88, 94, 111).

Its hue angle is 224°, with 12% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 15% magenta, 0% yellow and 56% 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 6.47:1).

#585E6F color codes

HEX	`#585E6F`
RGB	`rgb(88, 94, 111)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.5%, 36.9%, 43.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(224, 12%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(224, 21%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 15%, 0%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.96, 1.68, -10.42)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.96, 10.55, 279.15)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.896, 11.228, 16.629)`
Decimal	`5791343`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #585E6F, 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 #585E6F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.25:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.47:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#585E6F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.47:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.25:1	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 #585E6F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #585e6f; }
.text { color: #585e6f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #585e6f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(88 94 111 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #585e6f, #5e586f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dim Gray.

Questions

What color is #585E6F?: #585E6F 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 #585E6F?: The RGB value is 88, 94, 111: 88 red, 94 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #585E6F?: The complementary color is #6F6958, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #585E6F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.25:1 and white text 6.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.