What color is #586379?

#586379 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Admiral Blue. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #586379?

The RGB value is 88, 99, 121: 88 red, 99 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #586379?

The complementary color is #796E58, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #586379?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.48:1 and white text 6.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#586379 color

#586379 rgb(88, 99, 121)

Shades of blue

The hex color #586379 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.5% red, 38.8% green and 47.5% blue (88, 99, 121).

Its hue angle is 220°, with 16% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 27% cyan, 18% magenta, 0% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Admiral Blue (#50647F), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.04:1).

#586379 color codes

HEX	`#586379`
RGB	`rgb(88, 99, 121)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.5%, 38.8%, 47.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(220, 16%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(220, 27%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(27%, 18%, 0%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.81, 1.2, -13.72)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.81, 13.77, 275.01)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.937, 12.379, 19.846)`
Decimal	`5792633`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #586379, 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 #586379	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.48:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.04:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#586379 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.04:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.48:1	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 #586379 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #586379; }
.text { color: #586379; }
.border { border: 2px solid #586379; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(88 99 121 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #586379, #5e5879); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #586379?: #586379 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Admiral Blue. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #586379?: The RGB value is 88, 99, 121: 88 red, 99 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #586379?: The complementary color is #796E58, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #586379?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.48:1 and white text 6.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.