What color is #58374B?

#58374B is a dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Eggplant. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #58374B?

The RGB value is 88, 55, 75: 88 red, 55 green and 75 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #58374B?

The complementary color is #375844, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #58374B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.06:1 and white text 10.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#58374B color

#58374B rgb(88, 55, 75)

Shades of purple

The hex color #58374B is a dark, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.5% red, 21.6% green and 29.4% blue (88, 55, 75).

Its hue angle is 324°, with 23% saturation and 28% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 37% magenta, 15% yellow and 65% black.

The closest named color is Eggplant (#614051), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.18:1).

#58374B color codes

HEX	`#58374B`
RGB	`rgb(88, 55, 75)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.5%, 21.6%, 29.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(324, 23%, 28%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(324, 37%, 35%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 37%, 15%, 65%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(27.62, 18.14, -6.16)`
CIE LCH	`lch(27.62, 19.16, 341.24)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.661, 5.315, 7.33)`
Decimal	`5781323`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #58374B, 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 #58374B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.06:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.18:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#58374B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.18:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.06:1	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 #58374B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #58374b; }
.text { color: #58374b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #58374b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(88 55 75 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #58374b, #58373b); }

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Questions

What color is #58374B?: #58374B is a dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Eggplant. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #58374B?: The RGB value is 88, 55, 75: 88 red, 55 green and 75 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #58374B?: The complementary color is #375844, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #58374B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.06:1 and white text 10.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.