What color is #586065?

#586065 is a gray, closest to the named color Lava Rock. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #586065?

The RGB value is 88, 96, 101: 88 red, 96 green and 101 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #586065?

The complementary color is #655D58, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #586065?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.28:1 and white text 6.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#586065 color

#586065 rgb(88, 96, 101)

Shades of gray

The hex color #586065 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.5% red, 37.6% green and 39.6% blue (88, 96, 101).

Its hue angle is 203°, with 7% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 60% black.

The closest named color is Lava Rock (#535E64), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.41:1).

#586065 color codes

HEX	`#586065`
RGB	`rgb(88, 96, 101)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.5%, 37.6%, 39.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(203, 7%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(203, 13%, 40%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 5%, 0%, 60%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.21, -1.96, -3.91)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.21, 4.37, 243.34)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.556, 11.38, 13.95)`
Decimal	`5791845`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #586065, 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 #586065	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.28:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.41:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#586065 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.41:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.28:1	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 #586065 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #586065; }
.text { color: #586065; }
.border { border: 2px solid #586065; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(88 96 101 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #586065, #585a65); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dim Gray.

Questions

What color is #586065?: #586065 is a gray, closest to the named color Lava Rock. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #586065?: The RGB value is 88, 96, 101: 88 red, 96 green and 101 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #586065?: The complementary color is #655D58, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #586065?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.28:1 and white text 6.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.