What color is #583F52?

#583F52 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 #583F52?

The RGB value is 88, 63, 82: 88 red, 63 green and 82 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #583F52?

The complementary color is #3F5845, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #583F52?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.25:1 and white text 9.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#583F52 color

#583F52 rgb(88, 63, 82)

Shades of purple

The hex color #583F52 is a dark, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.5% red, 24.7% green and 32.2% blue (88, 63, 82).

Its hue angle is 314°, with 17% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 28% magenta, 7% 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 9.34:1).

#583F52 color codes

HEX	`#583F52`
RGB	`rgb(88, 63, 82)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.5%, 24.7%, 32.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(314, 17%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(314, 28%, 35%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 28%, 7%, 65%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(30.01, 14.47, -7.15)`
CIE LCH	`lch(30.01, 16.13, 333.71)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.325, 6.239, 8.799)`
Decimal	`5783378`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #583F52, 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 #583F52	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.25:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.34:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#583F52 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.34:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.25:1	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 #583F52 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #583f52; }
.text { color: #583f52; }
.border { border: 2px solid #583f52; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(88 63 82 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #583f52, #583f46); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #583F52?: #583F52 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 #583F52?: The RGB value is 88, 63, 82: 88 red, 63 green and 82 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #583F52?: The complementary color is #3F5845, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #583F52?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.25:1 and white text 9.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.