What color is #58495F?

#58495F is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Nightly Walk. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #58495F?

The RGB value is 88, 73, 95: 88 red, 73 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #58495F?

The complementary color is #505F49, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #58495F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.53:1 and white text 8.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#58495F color

#58495F rgb(88, 73, 95)

Shades of purple

The hex color #58495F is a dark, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.5% red, 28.6% green and 37.3% blue (88, 73, 95).

Its hue angle is 281°, with 13% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 23% magenta, 0% yellow and 63% black.

The closest named color is Nightly Walk (#544563), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.29:1).

#58495F color codes

HEX	`#58495F`
RGB	`rgb(88, 73, 95)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.5%, 28.6%, 37.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(281, 13%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(281, 23%, 37%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 23%, 0%, 63%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(33.28, 10.95, -10.55)`
CIE LCH	`lch(33.28, 15.2, 316.07)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.472, 7.666, 11.858)`
Decimal	`5785951`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #58495F, 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 #58495F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.53:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.29:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#58495F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.29:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.53:1	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 #58495F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #58495f; }
.text { color: #58495f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #58495f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(88 73 95 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #58495f, #5f495b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #58495F?: #58495F is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Nightly Walk. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #58495F?: The RGB value is 88, 73, 95: 88 red, 73 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #58495F?: The complementary color is #505F49, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #58495F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.53:1 and white text 8.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.