What color is #5A2145?

#5A2145 is a dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Soul Anchor. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5A2145?

The RGB value is 90, 33, 69: 90 red, 33 green and 69 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5A2145?

The complementary color is #215A36, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5A2145?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.74:1 and white text 12.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5A2145 color

#5A2145 rgb(90, 33, 69)

Shades of purple

The hex color #5A2145 is a dark, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 35.3% red, 12.9% green and 27.1% blue (90, 33, 69).

Its hue angle is 322°, with 46% saturation and 24% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 63% magenta, 23% yellow and 65% black.

The closest named color is Soul Anchor (#5C1C39), a difference of 4.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.08:1).

#5A2145 color codes

HEX	`#5A2145`
RGB	`rgb(90, 33, 69)`
RGB percent	`rgb(35.3%, 12.9%, 27.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(322, 46%, 24%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(322, 63%, 35%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 63%, 23%, 65%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(22.62, 30.76, -9.66)`
CIE LCH	`lch(22.62, 32.24, 342.57)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.835, 3.692, 6.034)`
Decimal	`5906757`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5A2145, 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 #5A2145	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.74:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.08:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5A2145 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.08:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.74:1	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 #5A2145 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5a2145; }
.text { color: #5a2145; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5a2145; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(90 33 69 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5a2145, #5a2128); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #5A2145?: #5A2145 is a dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Soul Anchor. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5A2145?: The RGB value is 90, 33, 69: 90 red, 33 green and 69 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5A2145?: The complementary color is #215A36, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5A2145?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.74:1 and white text 12.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.