What color is #5A3C4E?

#5A3C4E is a dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Eggplant. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5A3C4E?

The RGB value is 90, 60, 78: 90 red, 60 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5A3C4E?

The complementary color is #3C5A48, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5A3C4E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.19:1 and white text 9.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5A3C4E color

#5A3C4E rgb(90, 60, 78)

Shades of purple

The hex color #5A3C4E is a dark, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 35.3% red, 23.5% green and 30.6% blue (90, 60, 78).

Its hue angle is 324°, with 20% saturation and 29% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 33% magenta, 13% yellow and 65% black.

The closest named color is Eggplant (#614051), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.58:1).

#5A3C4E color codes

HEX	`#5A3C4E`
RGB	`rgb(90, 60, 78)`
RGB percent	`rgb(35.3%, 23.5%, 30.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(324, 20%, 29%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(324, 33%, 35%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 33%, 13%, 65%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(29.3, 16.37, -5.58)`
CIE LCH	`lch(29.3, 17.3, 341.18)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.207, 5.956, 7.976)`
Decimal	`5913678`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5A3C4E, 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 #5A3C4E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.19:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.58:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5A3C4E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.58:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.19:1	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 #5A3C4E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5a3c4e; }
.text { color: #5a3c4e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5a3c4e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(90 60 78 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5a3c4e, #5a3c3f); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #5A3C4E?: #5A3C4E is a dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Eggplant. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5A3C4E?: The RGB value is 90, 60, 78: 90 red, 60 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5A3C4E?: The complementary color is #3C5A48, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5A3C4E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.19:1 and white text 9.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.