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#586174 Color

#586174 is rgb(88, 97, 116) in RGB, hsl(221, 14%, 40%) in HSL, and about cmyk(24%, 16%, 0%, 55%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Black Coral (#54626F), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.07. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#586174
HEX#586174
RGBrgb(88, 97, 116)
HSLhsl(221, 14%, 40%)
HSVhsv(221, 24%, 45%)
CMYKcmyk(24%, 16%, 0%, 55%)
OKLCHoklch(49.2% 0.032 265.2)
LABlab(40.90% -0.14 -12.01)
LCHlch(40.90% 12.01 269.32)

What #586174 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #586174, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

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#586174 Channel Values

How #586174 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 88 · G 97 · B 1168-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 221° · S 14% · L 40%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 221° · S 24% · V 45%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 24% · M 16% · Y 0% · K 55%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance6.22:1 vs white · 3.38:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #586174 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text6.22:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.38:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #586174

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #586174; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Tints & Shades of #586174

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

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Shades

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How #586174 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#586174
Protanopia#606074
Protanomaly#5D6074
Deuteranopia#5E5E74
Deuteranomaly#5C5F74
Tritanopia#556464
Tritanomaly#56636B
Achromatopsia#616161

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Using #586174 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-586174: #586174;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #586174;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-586174': '#586174' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.345, green: 0.380, blue: 0.455)
Android XML<color name="color_586174">#586174</color>
SVG fillfill="#586174"

More Blue Colors

#586174 sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#586174 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #586174?

#586174 is a mid-tone blue — rgb(88, 97, 116) in RGB and hsl(221, 14%, 40%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Black Coral (#54626F), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.07.

What is the RGB value of #586174?

#586174 is rgb(88, 97, 116) — red 88, green 97, and blue 116 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #586174?

#586174 converts to approximately cmyk(24%, 16%, 0%, 55%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #586174 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #586174 scores 6.22:1 against white and 3.38:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #586174 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #586174 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is slategray (#708090) at a CIE76 distance of 12.28, which is visibly different.

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