What color is #586F75?

#586F75 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 #586F75?

The RGB value is 88, 111, 117: 88 red, 111 green and 117 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #586F75?

The complementary color is #755E58, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #586F75?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.95:1 and white text 5.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#586F75 color

#586F75 rgb(88, 111, 117)

Shades of gray

The hex color #586F75 is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.5% red, 43.5% green and 45.9% blue (88, 111, 117).

Its hue angle is 192°, with 14% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 25% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 54% black.

The closest named color is Wrapped in Twilight (#5F6D6E), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.32:1).

#586F75 color codes

HEX	`#586F75`
RGB	`rgb(88, 111, 117)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.5%, 43.5%, 45.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(192, 14%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(192, 25%, 46%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(25%, 5%, 0%, 54%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.26, -6.97, -6.12)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.26, 9.27, 221.3)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.919, 14.727, 18.988)`
Decimal	`5795701`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #586F75, 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 #586F75	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.95:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.32:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#586F75 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.32:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.95:1	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 #586F75 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #586f75; }
.text { color: #586f75; }
.border { border: 2px solid #586f75; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(88 111 117 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #586f75, #586175); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #586F75?: #586F75 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 #586F75?: The RGB value is 88, 111, 117: 88 red, 111 green and 117 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #586F75?: The complementary color is #755E58, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #586F75?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.95:1 and white text 5.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.