What color is #586B6E?

#586B6E is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Wrapped in Twilight. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #586B6E?

The RGB value is 88, 107, 110: 88 red, 107 green and 110 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #586B6E?

The complementary color is #6E5B58, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #586B6E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.74:1 and white text 5.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#586B6E color

#586B6E rgb(88, 107, 110)

Shades of gray

The hex color #586B6E is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.5% red, 42% green and 43.1% blue (88, 107, 110).

Its hue angle is 188°, with 11% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 57% black.

The closest named color is Wrapped in Twilight (#5F6D6E), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.61:1).

#586B6E color codes

HEX	`#586B6E`
RGB	`rgb(88, 107, 110)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.5%, 42%, 43.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(188, 11%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(188, 20%, 43%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 3%, 0%, 57%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.82, -6.35, -4.04)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.82, 7.53, 212.45)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.096, 13.716, 16.759)`
Decimal	`5794670`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #586B6E, 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 #586B6E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.74:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.61:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#586B6E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.61:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.74:1	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 #586B6E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #586b6e; }
.text { color: #586b6e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #586b6e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(88 107 110 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #586b6e, #58606e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dim Gray.

Questions

What color is #586B6E?: #586B6E is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Wrapped in Twilight. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #586B6E?: The RGB value is 88, 107, 110: 88 red, 107 green and 110 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #586B6E?: The complementary color is #6E5B58, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #586B6E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.74:1 and white text 5.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.