#583237
Eggplant · dark warm red
About #583237
#583237 is a dark, muted red colour. Digitally that works out to 35% red, 20% green and 22% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 43% magenta, 37% yellow and 65% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.
Visually it is similar to Eggplant (ΔE 10.4), with Walnut the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #325853 (dark teal), its complementary partner.
Because it is dark, it is most useful for headings, body text, footers and dark-mode backgrounds. Put white text on top of it — 10.90:1, a WCAG AAA pass. Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (10.90:1).
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #583237?
#583237 is a dark, muted red colour. Digitally that works out to 35% red, 20% green and 22% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 43% magenta, 37% yellow and 65% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.
›What text colour should I use on #583237?
Use white text. White on #583237 has a contrast ratio of 10.90:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #583237?
Its complementary colour is #325853, and analogous partners are #58324A and #584032.