#585E5F

Accessibility

6.6:1

Vs white / black

6.6:1 · 3.18:1

Sources

Library color

Codes

Formats

HEX

#585e5f

RGB

rgb(88, 94, 95)

RGBA

rgba(88, 94, 95, 1)

HSL

hsl(189, 4%, 36%)

HSLA

hsla(189, 4%, 36%, 1)

HSV

hsv(189, 7%, 37%)

LAB

lab(39.42% -2.12 -1.38)

LCH

lch(39.42% 2.53 213.06)

OKLAB

oklab(0.477 -0.0068 -0.0037)

OKLCH

oklch(0.477 0.0077 208.55)

XYZ

xyz(10.09, 10.91, 12.40)

CMYK

cmyk(7%, 1%, 0%, 63%)

CSS

color: #585e5f;

CSS variable

--color-585e5f: #585e5f;

SCSS

$color-585e5f: #585e5f;

JavaScript

const color = "#585e5f";

TypeScript

const color: string = "#585e5f";

React

style={{ backgroundColor: "#585e5f" }}

JSON

{ "hex": "#585e5f", "rgb": { "r": 88, "g": 94, "b": 95 }, "oklch": "oklch(0.477 0.0077 208.55)" }

Export

Developer code

css

:root {
  --#585e5f-1: #585e5f;
}

Design systems

Nearest official tokens

An arbitrary HEX is not an official Tailwind, Material, or Bootstrap color. Distance is CIEDE2000.

Nearest Tailwind color

neutral-600

Very different · ΔE 5.01 · #525252

Nearest CSS named color

DimGray

Very different · ΔE 5.54 · #696969

Nearest Material color

grey-700

Noticeably different · ΔE 3.56 · #616161

Nearest Bootstrap color

secondary

Very different · ΔE 9.47 · #6C757D

OKLCH

Perceptual 50–950 scale

Generated in OKLCH from this hex. Not an official Tailwind scale unless the hex itself is a Tailwind token.

50e7f9fc 100d9ecef 200c6d8db 300b0c2c4 40094a5a8 500798a8d 600637476 7004d5d5f 800384749 900233234 9500f1d20

Palette

Tints & shades

Full scale from light tints through the base color into deep shades

f1f2f2 e3e4e4 d5d7d7 c7c9ca b9bcbc acafaf 9ea1a2 909494 828687 74797a 666b6c 585e5f 515657 494e4f 424747 3b3f3f 333737 2c2f30 252728 1d1f20 161818 0f1010 070808

Palette

Tints

Mixed toward white — soft backgrounds and highlights

f1f2f2 e3e4e4 d5d7d7 c7c9ca b9bcbc acafaf 9ea1a2 909494 828687 74797a 666b6c

Palette

Shades

Mixed toward black — depth, text, and emphasis

515657 494e4f 424747 3b3f3f 333737 2c2f30 252728 1d1f20 161818 0f1010 070808

Palette

Tones

Mixed toward neutral grey — muted UI surfaces

5b6162 5f6465 626767 65696a 696c6d 6c6f70 6f7272 737575 767878 797a7b 7d7d7d

Harmony

Complementary

Opposite on the color wheel for contrast

#585E5FStop 1 #5F5958Stop 2

Harmony

Analogous

Neighbors that sit comfortably together

#585F5DStop 1 #585E5FStop 2 #585B5FStop 3

Harmony

Triadic

Evenly spaced triad for vibrant sets

#585E5FStop 1 #5F585EStop 2 #5E5F58Stop 3

Harmony

Split complementary

Base plus two accents beside the complement

#585E5FStop 1 #5F585BStop 2 #5F5D58Stop 3

Harmony

Monochromatic

Same hue, varied lightness and saturation

#313435Stop 1 #565C5DStop 2 #7A8385Stop 3 #A2A8A9Stop 4 #CACDCEStop 5

Using this color

Where #585e5f works

#585E5F (#585e5f) sits in the grey family at about 189° hue, 4% saturation, and 36% lightness. Contrast is 6.6:1 on white and 3.18:1 on black, so white labels read more clearly on the swatch itself. Nearest Tailwind token: neutral-600 (approximation unless the hex is an official scale stop).

Sensible jobs for this swatch

supporting UI accents
text or icons on a white canvas

On a black or near-black UI, #585e5f is 3.18:1. Prefer it as a fill, border, or large heading rather than 16px copy.

Low saturation makes this easy to overuse as a neutral. Keep one chromatic accent elsewhere so the interface does not go muddy.

Family context: Neutrality, balance, and modernity. Essential for UI chrome, typography, and systems. Common uses still include buttons, charts, and accents in the Grey range — always verify the pair for this exact hex in the contrast checker.

Similar & related colors

Nearby colors from the library by perceptual distance

Material Grey 700#616161 Fluent Gray#605E5C Web Safe #666666#666666 Tailwind neutral 600#525252 DimGray#696969 American River#636E72 Material Blue Grey 700#455A64 Tailwind stone 600#57534E Tailwind zinc 600#52525B Tailwind gray 600#4B5563 Tailwind neutral 500#737373 Material Blue Grey 600#546E7A