#583E41
Eggplant · dark warm red
About #583E41
#583E41 is a muted, dark shade in the red family. On screen it is built from 35% red, 24% green and 25% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 30% magenta, 26% yellow and 65% black. Its overall feel is warm.
Of the common colour names it is similar to Eggplant (ΔE 9.1); Walnut comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #3E5855 — a charcoal tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use dark tones like #583E41 for headings, body text, footers and dark-mode backgrounds. Put white text on top of it — 9.63:1, a WCAG AAA pass. Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (9.63:1).
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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 #583E41?
#583E41 is a muted, dark shade in the red family. On screen it is built from 35% red, 24% green and 25% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 30% magenta, 26% yellow and 65% black. Its overall feel is warm.
›What text colour should I use on #583E41?
Use white text. White on #583E41 has a contrast ratio of 9.63:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #583E41?
Its complementary colour is #3E5855, and analogous partners are #583E4E and #58483E.