What color is #5A354C?

#5A354C is a dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Eggplant. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5A354C?

The RGB value is 90, 53, 76: 90 red, 53 green and 76 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5A354C?

The complementary color is #355A43, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5A354C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.05:1 and white text 10.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5A354C color

#5A354C rgb(90, 53, 76)

Shades of purple

The hex color #5A354C is a dark, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 35.3% red, 20.8% green and 29.8% blue (90, 53, 76).

Its hue angle is 323°, with 26% saturation and 28% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 41% magenta, 16% yellow and 65% black.

The closest named color is Eggplant (#614051), a difference of 3.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.25:1).

#5A354C color codes

HEX	`#5A354C`
RGB	`rgb(90, 53, 76)`
RGB percent	`rgb(35.3%, 20.8%, 29.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(323, 26%, 28%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(323, 41%, 35%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 41%, 16%, 65%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(27.41, 20.38, -7.1)`
CIE LCH	`lch(27.41, 21.58, 340.8)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.794, 5.242, 7.49)`
Decimal	`5911884`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5A354C, 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 #5A354C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.05:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.25:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5A354C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.25:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.05:1	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 #5A354C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5a354c; }
.text { color: #5a354c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5a354c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(90 53 76 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5a354c, #5a353a); }

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Questions

What color is #5A354C?: #5A354C is a dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Eggplant. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5A354C?: The RGB value is 90, 53, 76: 90 red, 53 green and 76 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5A354C?: The complementary color is #355A43, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5A354C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.05:1 and white text 10.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.