What color is #583347?

#583347 is a dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Eggplant. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #583347?

The RGB value is 88, 51, 71: 88 red, 51 green and 71 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #583347?

The complementary color is #335844, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #583347?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.98:1 and white text 10.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#583347 color

#583347 rgb(88, 51, 71)

Shades of purple

The hex color #583347 is a dark, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.5% red, 20% green and 27.8% blue (88, 51, 71).

Its hue angle is 328°, with 27% saturation and 27% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 42% magenta, 19% yellow and 65% black.

The closest named color is Eggplant (#614051), a difference of 4.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.61:1).

#583347 color codes

HEX	`#583347`
RGB	`rgb(88, 51, 71)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.5%, 20%, 27.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(328, 27%, 27%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(328, 42%, 35%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 42%, 19%, 65%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(26.44, 19.9, -5.27)`
CIE LCH	`lch(26.44, 20.59, 345.16)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.346, 4.898, 6.571)`
Decimal	`5780295`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #583347, 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 #583347	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.98:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.61:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#583347 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.61:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.98:1	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 #583347 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #583347; }
.text { color: #583347; }
.border { border: 2px solid #583347; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(88 51 71 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #583347, #583335); }

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Questions

What color is #583347?: #583347 is a dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Eggplant. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #583347?: The RGB value is 88, 51, 71: 88 red, 51 green and 71 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #583347?: The complementary color is #335844, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #583347?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.98:1 and white text 10.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.