What color is #584A55?

#584A55 is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Black Magic. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #584A55?

The RGB value is 88, 74, 85: 88 red, 74 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #584A55?

The complementary color is #4A584D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #584A55?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.53:1 and white text 8.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#584A55 color

#584A55 rgb(88, 74, 85)

Shades of gray

The hex color #584A55 is a dark, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.5% red, 29% green and 33.3% blue (88, 74, 85).

Its hue angle is 313°, with 9% saturation and 32% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 3% yellow and 65% black.

The closest named color is Black Magic (#4F4554), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.31:1).

#584A55 color codes

HEX	`#584A55`
RGB	`rgb(88, 74, 85)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.5%, 29%, 33.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(313, 9%, 32%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(313, 16%, 35%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 16%, 3%, 65%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(33.2, 8.09, -4.31)`
CIE LCH	`lch(33.2, 9.17, 331.96)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.113, 7.628, 9.638)`
Decimal	`5786197`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #584A55, 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 #584A55	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.53:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.31:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#584A55 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.31:1	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 #584A55 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #584a55; }
.text { color: #584a55; }
.border { border: 2px solid #584a55; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(88 74 85 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #584a55, #584a4e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #584A55?: #584A55 is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Black Magic. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #584A55?: The RGB value is 88, 74, 85: 88 red, 74 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #584A55?: The complementary color is #4A584D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #584A55?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.53:1 and white text 8.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.