What color is #586165?

#586165 is a gray, closest to the named color Yacht Club. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #586165?

The RGB value is 88, 97, 101: 88 red, 97 green and 101 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #586165?

The complementary color is #655C58, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #586165?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.31:1 and white text 6.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#586165 color

#586165 rgb(88, 97, 101)

Shades of gray

The hex color #586165 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.5% red, 38% green and 39.6% blue (88, 97, 101).

Its hue angle is 198°, with 7% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 60% black.

The closest named color is Yacht Club (#566062), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.34:1).

#586165 color codes

HEX	`#586165`
RGB	`rgb(88, 97, 101)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.5%, 38%, 39.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(198, 7%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(198, 13%, 40%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 4%, 0%, 60%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.51, -2.56, -3.46)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.51, 4.31, 233.49)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.648, 11.563, 13.98)`
Decimal	`5792101`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #586165, 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 #586165	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.31:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.34:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#586165 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.34:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.31:1	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 #586165 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #586165; }
.text { color: #586165; }
.border { border: 2px solid #586165; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(88 97 101 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #586165, #585b65); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dim Gray.

Questions

What color is #586165?: #586165 is a gray, closest to the named color Yacht Club. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #586165?: The RGB value is 88, 97, 101: 88 red, 97 green and 101 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #586165?: The complementary color is #655C58, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #586165?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.31:1 and white text 6.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.