What color is #58253F?

#58253F is a dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Soul Anchor. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #58253F?

The RGB value is 88, 37, 63: 88 red, 37 green and 63 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #58253F?

The complementary color is #25583E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #58253F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.75:1 and white text 11.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#58253F color

#58253F rgb(88, 37, 63)

Shades of purple

The hex color #58253F is a dark, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.5% red, 14.5% green and 24.7% blue (88, 37, 63).

Its hue angle is 329°, with 41% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 58% magenta, 28% yellow and 65% black.

The closest named color is Soul Anchor (#5C1C39), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.99:1).

#58253F color codes

HEX	`#58253F`
RGB	`rgb(88, 37, 63)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.5%, 14.5%, 24.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(329, 41%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(329, 58%, 35%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 58%, 28%, 65%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(22.85, 26.9, -5.26)`
CIE LCH	`lch(22.85, 27.41, 348.93)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.583, 3.757, 5.133)`
Decimal	`5776703`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #58253F, 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 #58253F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.75:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.99:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#58253F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.99:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.75:1	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 #58253F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #58253f; }
.text { color: #58253f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #58253f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(88 37 63 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #58253f, #582526); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Tyrian Purple.

Questions

What color is #58253F?: #58253F is a dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Soul Anchor. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #58253F?: The RGB value is 88, 37, 63: 88 red, 37 green and 63 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #58253F?: The complementary color is #25583E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #58253F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.75:1 and white text 11.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.