What color is #586471?

#586471 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 #586471?

The RGB value is 88, 100, 113: 88 red, 100 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #586471?

The complementary color is #716558, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #586471?

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.

#586471 color

#586471 rgb(88, 100, 113)

Shades of gray

The hex color #586471 is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.5% red, 39.2% green and 44.3% blue (88, 100, 113).

Its hue angle is 211°, with 12% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 12% magenta, 0% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Midnight Shadow (#566373), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#586471 color codes

HEX	`#586471`
RGB	`rgb(88, 100, 113)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.5%, 39.2%, 44.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(211, 12%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(211, 22%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 12%, 0%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.82, -1.46, -8.85)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.82, 8.97, 260.61)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.562, 12.381, 17.4)`
Decimal	`5792881`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #586471, 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 #586471	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.48:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.04:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#586471 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 #586471 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #586471; }
.text { color: #586471; }
.border { border: 2px solid #586471; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(88 100 113 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #586471, #595871); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dim Gray.

Questions

What color is #586471?: #586471 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 #586471?: The RGB value is 88, 100, 113: 88 red, 100 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #586471?: The complementary color is #716558, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #586471?: 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.