What color is #58304A?

#58304A is a dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Purple Prose. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #58304A?

The RGB value is 88, 48, 74: 88 red, 48 green and 74 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #58304A?

The complementary color is #30583E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #58304A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.94:1 and white text 10.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#58304A color

#58304A rgb(88, 48, 74)

Shades of purple

The hex color #58304A is a dark, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.5% red, 18.8% green and 29% blue (88, 48, 74).

Its hue angle is 321°, with 29% saturation and 27% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 45% magenta, 16% yellow and 65% black.

The closest named color is Purple Prose (#543254), a difference of 3.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.84:1).

#58304A color codes

HEX	`#58304A`
RGB	`rgb(88, 48, 74)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.5%, 18.8%, 29%)`
HSL	`hsl(321, 29%, 27%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(321, 45%, 35%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 45%, 16%, 65%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(25.81, 22.31, -8.21)`
CIE LCH	`lch(25.81, 23.77, 339.79)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.318, 4.683, 7.048)`
Decimal	`5779530`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #58304A, 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 #58304A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.94:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.84:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#58304A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.84:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.94:1	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 #58304A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #58304a; }
.text { color: #58304a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #58304a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(88 48 74 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #58304a, #583036); }

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Questions

What color is #58304A?: #58304A is a dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Purple Prose. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #58304A?: The RGB value is 88, 48, 74: 88 red, 48 green and 74 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #58304A?: The complementary color is #30583E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #58304A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.94:1 and white text 10.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.