What color is #586D74?

#586D74 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 #586D74?

The RGB value is 88, 109, 116: 88 red, 109 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #586D74?

The complementary color is #745F58, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #586D74?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.85:1 and white text 5.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#586D74 color

#586D74 rgb(88, 109, 116)

Shades of gray

The hex color #586D74 is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.5% red, 42.7% green and 45.5% blue (88, 109, 116).

Its hue angle is 195°, with 14% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 24% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Silent Night (#526771), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.45:1).

#586D74 color codes

HEX	`#586D74`
RGB	`rgb(88, 109, 116)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.5%, 42.7%, 45.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(195, 14%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(195, 24%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(24%, 6%, 0%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.62, -6.05, -6.47)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.62, 8.86, 226.91)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.645, 14.272, 18.608)`
Decimal	`5795188`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #586D74, 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 #586D74	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.85:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.45:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#586D74 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.45:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.85:1	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 #586D74 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #586d74; }
.text { color: #586d74; }
.border { border: 2px solid #586d74; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(88 109 116 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #586d74, #585f74); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #586D74?: #586D74 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 #586D74?: The RGB value is 88, 109, 116: 88 red, 109 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #586D74?: The complementary color is #745F58, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #586D74?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.85:1 and white text 5.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.