What color is #58384D?

#58384D 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 #58384D?

The RGB value is 88, 56, 77: 88 red, 56 green and 77 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #58384D?

The complementary color is #385843, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #58384D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.09:1 and white text 10.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#58384D color

#58384D rgb(88, 56, 77)

Shades of purple

The hex color #58384D is a dark, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.5% red, 22% green and 30.2% blue (88, 56, 77).

Its hue angle is 321°, with 22% saturation and 28% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 36% magenta, 12% 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 10.06:1).

#58384D color codes

HEX	`#58384D`
RGB	`rgb(88, 56, 77)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.5%, 22%, 30.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(321, 22%, 28%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(321, 36%, 35%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 36%, 12%, 65%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(27.95, 17.9, -6.97)`
CIE LCH	`lch(27.95, 19.21, 338.72)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.778, 5.439, 7.713)`
Decimal	`5781581`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #58384D, 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 #58384D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.09:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.06:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#58384D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.06:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.09:1	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 #58384D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #58384d; }
.text { color: #58384d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #58384d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(88 56 77 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #58384d, #58383d); }

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Questions

What color is #58384D?: #58384D 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 #58384D?: The RGB value is 88, 56, 77: 88 red, 56 green and 77 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #58384D?: The complementary color is #385843, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #58384D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.09:1 and white text 10.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.