What color is #58404B?

#58404B is a dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Eggplant. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #58404B?

The RGB value is 88, 64, 75: 88 red, 64 green and 75 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #58404B?

The complementary color is #40584D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #58404B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.25:1 and white text 9.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#58404B color

#58404B rgb(88, 64, 75)

Shades of gray

The hex color #58404B is a dark, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.5% red, 25.1% green and 29.4% blue (88, 64, 75).

Its hue angle is 333°, with 16% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 27% magenta, 15% yellow and 65% black.

The closest named color is Eggplant (#614051), a difference of 3.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.33:1).

#58404B color codes

HEX	`#58404B`
RGB	`rgb(88, 64, 75)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.5%, 25.1%, 29.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(333, 16%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(333, 27%, 35%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 27%, 15%, 65%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(30.03, 12.43, -2.56)`
CIE LCH	`lch(30.03, 12.69, 348.34)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.128, 6.25, 7.486)`
Decimal	`5783627`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #58404B, 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 #58404B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.25:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.33:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#58404B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.33:1	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 #58404B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #58404b; }
.text { color: #58404b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #58404b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(88 64 75 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #58404b, #584140); }

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Questions

What color is #58404B?: #58404B is a dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Eggplant. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #58404B?: The RGB value is 88, 64, 75: 88 red, 64 green and 75 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #58404B?: The complementary color is #40584D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #58404B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.25:1 and white text 9.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.