What color is #5A334B?

#5A334B is a dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Shadow Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5A334B?

The RGB value is 90, 51, 75: 90 red, 51 green and 75 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5A334B?

The complementary color is #335A42, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5A334B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.01:1 and white text 10.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5A334B color

#5A334B rgb(90, 51, 75)

Shades of purple

The hex color #5A334B is a dark, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 35.3% red, 20% green and 29.4% blue (90, 51, 75).

Its hue angle is 323°, with 28% saturation and 28% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 43% magenta, 17% yellow and 65% black.

The closest named color is Shadow Purple (#4E334E), a difference of 4.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.45:1).

#5A334B color codes

HEX	`#5A334B`
RGB	`rgb(90, 51, 75)`
RGB percent	`rgb(35.3%, 20%, 29.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(323, 28%, 28%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(323, 43%, 35%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 43%, 17%, 65%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(26.88, 21.43, -7.25)`
CIE LCH	`lch(26.88, 22.62, 341.32)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.67, 5.05, 7.279)`
Decimal	`5911371`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5A334B, 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 #5A334B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.01:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.45:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5A334B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.45:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.01:1	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 #5A334B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5a334b; }
.text { color: #5a334b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5a334b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(90 51 75 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5a334b, #5a3337); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #5A334B?: #5A334B is a dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Shadow Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5A334B?: The RGB value is 90, 51, 75: 90 red, 51 green and 75 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5A334B?: The complementary color is #335A42, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5A334B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.01:1 and white text 10.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.