What color is #586F73?

#586F73 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 #586F73?

The RGB value is 88, 111, 115: 88 red, 111 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #586F73?

The complementary color is #735C58, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #586F73?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.94:1 and white text 5.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#586F73 color

#586F73 rgb(88, 111, 115)

Shades of gray

The hex color #586F73 is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.5% red, 43.5% green and 45.1% blue (88, 111, 115).

Its hue angle is 189°, with 13% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Wrapped in Twilight (#5F6D6E), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.33:1).

#586F73 color codes

HEX	`#586F73`
RGB	`rgb(88, 111, 115)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.5%, 43.5%, 45.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(189, 13%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(189, 23%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 3%, 0%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.19, -7.46, -5.02)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.19, 8.99, 213.91)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.803, 14.681, 18.375)`
Decimal	`5795699`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #586F73, 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 #586F73	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.94:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.33:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#586F73 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.33:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.94:1	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 #586F73 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #586f73; }
.text { color: #586f73; }
.border { border: 2px solid #586f73; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(88 111 115 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #586f73, #586273); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dim Gray.

Questions

What color is #586F73?: #586F73 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 #586F73?: The RGB value is 88, 111, 115: 88 red, 111 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #586F73?: The complementary color is #735C58, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #586F73?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.94:1 and white text 5.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.