What color is #57394E?

#57394E is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Eggplant. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #57394E?

The RGB value is 87, 57, 78: 87 red, 57 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #57394E?

The complementary color is #395742, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #57394E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.1:1 and white text 10:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#57394E color

#57394E rgb(87, 57, 78)

Shades of purple

The hex color #57394E is a dark, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 34.1% red, 22.4% green and 30.6% blue (87, 57, 78).

Its hue angle is 318°, with 21% saturation and 28% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 34% magenta, 10% yellow and 66% black.

The closest named color is Eggplant (#614051), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10:1).

#57394E color codes

HEX	`#57394E`
RGB	`rgb(87, 57, 78)`
RGB percent	`rgb(34.1%, 22.4%, 30.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(318, 21%, 28%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(318, 34%, 34%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 34%, 10%, 66%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(28.12, 17.07, -7.39)`
CIE LCH	`lch(28.12, 18.6, 336.6)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.769, 5.503, 7.912)`
Decimal	`5716302`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #57394E, 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 #57394E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.1:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#57394E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.1:1	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 #57394E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #57394e; }
.text { color: #57394e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #57394e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(87 57 78 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #57394e, #57393f); }

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Questions

What color is #57394E?: #57394E is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Eggplant. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #57394E?: The RGB value is 87, 57, 78: 87 red, 57 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #57394E?: The complementary color is #395742, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #57394E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.1:1 and white text 10:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.