What color is #58424A?

#58424A 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 #58424A?

The RGB value is 88, 66, 74: 88 red, 66 green and 74 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #58424A?

The complementary color is #425850, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #58424A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.29:1 and white text 9.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#58424A color

#58424A rgb(88, 66, 74)

Shades of gray

The hex color #58424A is a dark, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.5% red, 25.9% green and 29% blue (88, 66, 74).

Its hue angle is 338°, with 14% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 25% magenta, 16% yellow and 65% black.

The closest named color is Plum Intended (#644348), a difference of 4.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.16:1).

#58424A color codes

HEX	`#58424A`
RGB	`rgb(88, 66, 74)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.5%, 25.9%, 29%)`
HSL	`hsl(338, 14%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(338, 25%, 35%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 25%, 16%, 65%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(30.56, 10.96, -1.14)`
CIE LCH	`lch(30.56, 11.02, 354.04)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.209, 6.466, 7.346)`
Decimal	`5784138`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #58424A, 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 #58424A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.29:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.16:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#58424A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.16:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.29:1	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 #58424A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #58424a; }
.text { color: #58424a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #58424a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(88 66 74 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #58424a, #584542); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #58424A?: #58424A 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 #58424A?: The RGB value is 88, 66, 74: 88 red, 66 green and 74 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #58424A?: The complementary color is #425850, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #58424A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.29:1 and white text 9.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.