What color is #580400?

#580400 is a very dark, vivid red, closest to the named color Spikey Red. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #580400?

The RGB value is 88, 4, 0: 88 red, 4 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #580400?

The complementary color is #005458, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #580400?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.43:1 and white text 14.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#580400 color

#580400 rgb(88, 4, 0)

Shades of red

The hex color #580400 is a very dark, vivid red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.5% red, 1.6% green and 0% blue (88, 4, 0).

Its hue angle is 3°, with 100% saturation and 17% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 95% magenta, 100% yellow and 65% black.

The closest named color is Spikey Red (#600000), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.66:1).

#580400 color codes

HEX	`#580400`
RGB	`rgb(88, 4, 0)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.5%, 1.6%, 0%)`
HSL	`hsl(3, 100%, 17%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(3, 100%, 35%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 95%, 100%, 65%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(16.32, 35.61, 25.23)`
CIE LCH	`lch(16.32, 43.64, 35.32)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.068, 2.162, 0.203)`
Decimal	`5768192`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #580400, 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 #580400	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.66:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#580400 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.66:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

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 #580400 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #580400; }
.text { color: #580400; }
.border { border: 2px solid #580400; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(88 4 0 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #580400, #583000); }

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Questions

What color is #580400?: #580400 is a very dark, vivid red, closest to the named color Spikey Red. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #580400?: The RGB value is 88, 4, 0: 88 red, 4 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #580400?: The complementary color is #005458, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #580400?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.43:1 and white text 14.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.