What color is #583E47?

#583E47 is a dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Plum Intended. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #583E47?

The RGB value is 88, 62, 71: 88 red, 62 green and 71 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #583E47?

The complementary color is #3E584F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #583E47?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.19:1 and white text 9.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#583E47 color

#583E47 rgb(88, 62, 71)

Shades of gray

The hex color #583E47 is a dark, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.5% red, 24.3% green and 27.8% blue (88, 62, 71).

Its hue angle is 339°, with 17% saturation and 29% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 30% magenta, 19% yellow and 65% black.

The closest named color is Plum Intended (#644348), a difference of 3.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.57:1).

#583E47 color codes

HEX	`#583E47`
RGB	`rgb(88, 62, 71)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.5%, 24.3%, 27.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(339, 17%, 29%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(339, 30%, 35%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 30%, 19%, 65%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(29.35, 12.95, -0.97)`
CIE LCH	`lch(29.35, 12.99, 355.72)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.884, 5.975, 6.751)`
Decimal	`5783111`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #583E47, 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 #583E47	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.19:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.57:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#583E47 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.57:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.19:1	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 #583E47 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #583e47; }
.text { color: #583e47; }
.border { border: 2px solid #583e47; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(88 62 71 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #583e47, #58423e); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #583E47?: #583E47 is a dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Plum Intended. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #583E47?: The RGB value is 88, 62, 71: 88 red, 62 green and 71 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #583E47?: The complementary color is #3E584F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #583E47?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.19:1 and white text 9.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.