What color is #585F68?

#585F68 is a dark, grayish azure, closest to the named color Lava Rock. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #585F68?

The RGB value is 88, 95, 104: 88 red, 95 green and 104 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #585F68?

The complementary color is #686158, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #585F68?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.25:1 and white text 6.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#585F68 color

#585F68 rgb(88, 95, 104)

Shades of gray

The hex color #585F68 is a dark, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.5% red, 37.3% green and 40.8% blue (88, 95, 104).

Its hue angle is 214°, with 8% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 59% black.

The closest named color is Lava Rock (#535E64), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.46:1).

#585F68 color codes

HEX	`#585F68`
RGB	`rgb(88, 95, 104)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.5%, 37.3%, 40.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(214, 8%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(214, 15%, 41%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 9%, 0%, 59%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.01, -0.65, -6.05)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.01, 6.08, 263.88)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.615, 11.258, 14.708)`
Decimal	`5791592`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #585F68, 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 #585F68	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.25:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.46:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#585F68 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.46:1	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 #585F68 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #585f68; }
.text { color: #585f68; }
.border { border: 2px solid #585f68; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(88 95 104 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #585f68, #595868); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dim Gray.

Questions

What color is #585F68?: #585F68 is a dark, grayish azure, closest to the named color Lava Rock. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #585F68?: The RGB value is 88, 95, 104: 88 red, 95 green and 104 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #585F68?: The complementary color is #686158, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #585F68?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.25:1 and white text 6.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.