What color is #58394E?

#58394E is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Eggplant. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #58394E?

The RGB value is 88, 57, 78: 88 red, 57 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #58394E?

The complementary color is #395843, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #58394E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.11:1 and white text 9.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#58394E color

#58394E rgb(88, 57, 78)

Shades of purple

The hex color #58394E is a dark, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.5% red, 22.4% green and 30.6% blue (88, 57, 78).

Its hue angle is 319°, with 21% saturation and 28% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 35% magenta, 11% yellow and 65% black.

The closest named color is Eggplant (#614051), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.95:1).

#58394E color codes

HEX	`#58394E`
RGB	`rgb(88, 57, 78)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.5%, 22.4%, 30.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(319, 21%, 28%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(319, 35%, 35%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 35%, 11%, 65%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(28.25, 17.47, -7.18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(28.25, 18.88, 337.66)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.863, 5.551, 7.916)`
Decimal	`5781838`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #58394E, 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 #58394E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.11:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.95:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#58394E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.95:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.11:1	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 #58394E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #58394e; }
.text { color: #58394e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #58394e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(88 57 78 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #58394e, #58393e); }

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Questions

What color is #58394E?: #58394E is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Eggplant. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #58394E?: The RGB value is 88, 57, 78: 88 red, 57 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #58394E?: The complementary color is #395843, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #58394E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.11:1 and white text 9.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.