What color is #582C38?

#582C38 is a dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Drops of God. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #582C38?

The RGB value is 88, 44, 56: 88 red, 44 green and 56 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #582C38?

The complementary color is #2C584C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #582C38?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.83:1 and white text 11.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#582C38 color

#582C38 rgb(88, 44, 56)

Shades of red

The hex color #582C38 is a dark, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.5% red, 17.3% green and 22% blue (88, 44, 56).

Its hue angle is 344°, with 33% saturation and 26% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 50% magenta, 36% yellow and 65% black.

The closest named color is Drops of God (#571E2F), a difference of 4.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.46:1).

#582C38 color codes

HEX	`#582C38`
RGB	`rgb(88, 44, 56)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.5%, 17.3%, 22%)`
HSL	`hsl(344, 33%, 26%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(344, 50%, 35%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 50%, 36%, 65%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(24.2, 21.74, 1.48)`
CIE LCH	`lch(24.2, 21.79, 3.9)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.639, 4.162, 4.247)`
Decimal	`5778488`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #582C38, 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 #582C38	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.83:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.46:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#582C38 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.46:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.83:1	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 #582C38 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #582c38; }
.text { color: #582c38; }
.border { border: 2px solid #582c38; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(88 44 56 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #582c38, #58362c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #582C38?: #582C38 is a dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Drops of God. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #582C38?: The RGB value is 88, 44, 56: 88 red, 44 green and 56 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #582C38?: The complementary color is #2C584C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #582C38?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.83:1 and white text 11.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.