What color is #58424F?

#58424F 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 #58424F?

The RGB value is 88, 66, 79: 88 red, 66 green and 79 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #58424F?

The complementary color is #42584B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #58424F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.31:1 and white text 9.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#58424F color

#58424F rgb(88, 66, 79)

Shades of gray

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.5% red, 25.9% green and 31% blue (88, 66, 79).

Its hue angle is 325°, with 14% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 25% magenta, 10% yellow and 65% black.

The closest named color is Eggplant (#614051), a difference of 3.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.1:1).

#58424F color codes

HEX	`#58424F`
RGB	`rgb(88, 66, 79)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.5%, 25.9%, 31%)`
HSL	`hsl(325, 14%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(325, 25%, 35%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 25%, 10%, 65%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(30.73, 11.94, -4.13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(30.73, 12.64, 340.92)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.384, 6.536, 8.268)`
Decimal	`5784143`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #58424F, 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 #58424F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.31:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.1:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#58424F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.1:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.31:1	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 #58424F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #58424f; }
.text { color: #58424f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #58424f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(88 66 79 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #58424f, #584244); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #58424F?: #58424F 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 #58424F?: The RGB value is 88, 66, 79: 88 red, 66 green and 79 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #58424F?: The complementary color is #42584B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #58424F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.31:1 and white text 9.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.