What color is #585F72?

#585F72 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 #585F72?

The RGB value is 88, 95, 114: 88 red, 95 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #585F72?

The complementary color is #726B58, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #585F72?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.29:1 and white text 6.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#585F72 color

#585F72 rgb(88, 95, 114)

Shades of gray

The hex color #585F72 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.5% red, 37.3% green and 44.7% blue (88, 95, 114).

Its hue angle is 224°, with 13% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 17% magenta, 0% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Concrete Landscape (#5C606E), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.37:1).

#585F72 color codes

HEX	`#585F72`
RGB	`rgb(88, 95, 114)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.5%, 37.3%, 44.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(224, 13%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(224, 23%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 17%, 0%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.37, 1.83, -11.64)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.37, 11.79, 278.91)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.153, 11.474, 17.543)`
Decimal	`5791602`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #585F72, 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 #585F72	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.29:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.37:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#585F72 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.37:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.29:1	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 #585F72 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #585f72; }
.text { color: #585f72; }
.border { border: 2px solid #585f72; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(88 95 114 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #585f72, #5e5872); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #585F72?: #585F72 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 #585F72?: The RGB value is 88, 95, 114: 88 red, 95 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #585F72?: The complementary color is #726B58, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #585F72?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.29:1 and white text 6.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.