What color is #586463?

#586463 is a gray, closest to the named color Yacht Club. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #586463?

The RGB value is 88, 100, 99: 88 red, 100 green and 99 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #586463?

The complementary color is #645859, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #586463?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.42:1 and white text 6.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#586463 color

#586463 rgb(88, 100, 99)

Shades of gray

The hex color #586463 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.5% red, 39.2% green and 38.8% blue (88, 100, 99).

Its hue angle is 175°, with 6% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 61% black.

The closest named color is Yacht Club (#566062), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.14:1).

#586463 color codes

HEX	`#586463`
RGB	`rgb(88, 100, 99)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.5%, 39.2%, 38.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(175, 6%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(175, 12%, 39%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 0%, 1%, 61%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.36, -4.81, -0.99)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.36, 4.91, 191.68)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.833, 12.09, 13.565)`
Decimal	`5792867`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #586463, 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 #586463	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.42:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.14:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#586463 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.14:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.42:1	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 #586463 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #586463; }
.text { color: #586463; }
.border { border: 2px solid #586463; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(88 100 99 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #586463, #585f64); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #586463?: #586463 is a gray, closest to the named color Yacht Club. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #586463?: The RGB value is 88, 100, 99: 88 red, 100 green and 99 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #586463?: The complementary color is #645859, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #586463?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.42:1 and white text 6.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.