What color is #586375?

#586375 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Midnight Shadow. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #586375?

The RGB value is 88, 99, 117: 88 red, 99 green and 117 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #586375?

The complementary color is #756A58, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #586375?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.46:1 and white text 6.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#586375 color

#586375 rgb(88, 99, 117)

Shades of gray

The hex color #586375 is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.5% red, 38.8% green and 45.9% blue (88, 99, 117).

Its hue angle is 217°, with 14% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 25% cyan, 15% magenta, 0% yellow and 54% black.

The closest named color is Midnight Shadow (#566373), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.08:1).

#586375 color codes

HEX	`#586375`
RGB	`rgb(88, 99, 117)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.5%, 38.8%, 45.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(217, 14%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(217, 25%, 46%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(25%, 15%, 0%, 54%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.66, 0.16, -11.52)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.66, 11.52, 270.79)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.696, 12.282, 18.581)`
Decimal	`5792629`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #586375, 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 #586375	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.46:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.08:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#586375 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.08:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.46:1	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 #586375 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #586375; }
.text { color: #586375; }
.border { border: 2px solid #586375; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(88 99 117 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #586375, #5c5875); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #586375?: #586375 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Midnight Shadow. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #586375?: The RGB value is 88, 99, 117: 88 red, 99 green and 117 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #586375?: The complementary color is #756A58, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #586375?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.46:1 and white text 6.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.