What color is #586C77?

#586C77 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Silent Night. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #586C77?

The RGB value is 88, 108, 119: 88 red, 108 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #586C77?

The complementary color is #776358, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #586C77?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.83:1 and white text 5.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#586C77 color

#586C77 rgb(88, 108, 119)

Shades of gray

The hex color #586C77 is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.5% red, 42.4% green and 46.7% blue (88, 108, 119).

Its hue angle is 201°, with 15% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 26% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Silent Night (#526771), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.49:1).

#586C77 color codes

HEX	`#586C77`
RGB	`rgb(88, 108, 119)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.5%, 42.4%, 46.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(201, 15%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(201, 26%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(26%, 9%, 0%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.42, -4.71, -8.57)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.42, 9.78, 241.22)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.716, 14.131, 19.507)`
Decimal	`5794935`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #586C77, 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 #586C77	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.83:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.49:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#586C77 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.49:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.83:1	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 #586C77 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #586c77; }
.text { color: #586c77; }
.border { border: 2px solid #586c77; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(88 108 119 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #586c77, #585d77); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #586C77?: #586C77 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Silent Night. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #586C77?: The RGB value is 88, 108, 119: 88 red, 108 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #586C77?: The complementary color is #776358, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #586C77?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.83:1 and white text 5.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.