What color is #583A4A?

#583A4A 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 #583A4A?

The RGB value is 88, 58, 74: 88 red, 58 green and 74 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #583A4A?

The complementary color is #3A5848, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #583A4A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.12:1 and white text 9.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#583A4A color

#583A4A rgb(88, 58, 74)

Shades of purple

The hex color #583A4A is a dark, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.5% red, 22.7% green and 29% blue (88, 58, 74).

Its hue angle is 328°, with 21% saturation and 29% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 34% magenta, 16% yellow and 65% black.

The closest named color is Eggplant (#614051), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.91:1).

#583A4A color codes

HEX	`#583A4A`
RGB	`rgb(88, 58, 74)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.5%, 22.7%, 29%)`
HSL	`hsl(328, 21%, 29%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(328, 34%, 35%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 34%, 16%, 65%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(28.37, 16.06, -4.38)`
CIE LCH	`lch(28.37, 16.64, 344.74)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.774, 5.596, 7.201)`
Decimal	`5782090`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #583A4A, 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 #583A4A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.12:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.91:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#583A4A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.91:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.12:1	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 #583A4A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #583a4a; }
.text { color: #583a4a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #583a4a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(88 58 74 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #583a4a, #583a3b); }

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Questions

What color is #583A4A?: #583A4A 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 #583A4A?: The RGB value is 88, 58, 74: 88 red, 58 green and 74 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #583A4A?: The complementary color is #3A5848, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #583A4A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.12:1 and white text 9.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.