What color is #58344B?

#58344B is a dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Shadow Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #58344B?

The RGB value is 88, 52, 75: 88 red, 52 green and 75 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #58344B?

The complementary color is #345841, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #58344B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.01:1 and white text 10.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#58344B color

#58344B rgb(88, 52, 75)

Shades of purple

The hex color #58344B is a dark, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.5% red, 20.4% green and 29.4% blue (88, 52, 75).

Its hue angle is 322°, with 26% saturation and 27% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 41% magenta, 15% yellow and 65% black.

The closest named color is Shadow Purple (#4E334E), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.46:1).

#58344B color codes

HEX	`#58344B`
RGB	`rgb(88, 52, 75)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.5%, 20.4%, 29.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(322, 26%, 27%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(322, 41%, 35%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 41%, 15%, 65%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(26.85, 20.03, -7.32)`
CIE LCH	`lch(26.85, 21.32, 339.92)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.523, 5.039, 7.284)`
Decimal	`5780555`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #58344B, 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 #58344B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.01:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.46:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#58344B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.46:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.01:1	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 #58344B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #58344b; }
.text { color: #58344b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #58344b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(88 52 75 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #58344b, #583439); }

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Questions

What color is #58344B?: #58344B is a dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Shadow Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #58344B?: The RGB value is 88, 52, 75: 88 red, 52 green and 75 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #58344B?: The complementary color is #345841, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #58344B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.01:1 and white text 10.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.