What color is #586361?

#586361 is a gray, closest to the named color Yacht Club. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #586361?

The RGB value is 88, 99, 97: 88 red, 99 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #586361?

The complementary color is #63585A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #586361?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.37:1 and white text 6.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#586361 color

#586361 rgb(88, 99, 97)

Shades of gray

The hex color #586361 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.5% red, 38.8% green and 38% blue (88, 99, 97).

Its hue angle is 169°, with 6% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 61% black.

The closest named color is Yacht Club (#566062), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.23:1).

#586361 color codes

HEX	`#586361`
RGB	`rgb(88, 99, 97)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.5%, 38.8%, 38%)`
HSL	`hsl(169, 6%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(169, 11%, 39%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 0%, 2%, 61%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.99, -4.67, -0.31)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.99, 4.68, 183.74)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.644, 11.861, 13.036)`
Decimal	`5792609`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #586361, 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 #586361	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.37:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.23:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#586361 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.23:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.37:1	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 #586361 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #586361; }
.text { color: #586361; }
.border { border: 2px solid #586361; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(88 99 97 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #586361, #586063); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #586361?: #586361 is a gray, closest to the named color Yacht Club. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #586361?: The RGB value is 88, 99, 97: 88 red, 99 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #586361?: The complementary color is #63585A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #586361?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.37:1 and white text 6.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.