What color is #5A4554?

#5A4554 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 #5A4554?

The RGB value is 90, 69, 84: 90 red, 69 green and 84 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5A4554?

The complementary color is #455A4B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5A4554?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.41:1 and white text 8.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5A4554 color

#5A4554 rgb(90, 69, 84)

Shades of purple

The hex color #5A4554 is a dark, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 35.3% red, 27.1% green and 32.9% blue (90, 69, 84).

Its hue angle is 317°, with 13% saturation and 31% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 23% magenta, 7% yellow and 65% black.

The closest named color is Eggplant (#614051), a difference of 4.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.7:1).

#5A4554 color codes

HEX	`#5A4554`
RGB	`rgb(90, 69, 84)`
RGB percent	`rgb(35.3%, 27.1%, 32.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(317, 13%, 31%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(317, 23%, 35%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 23%, 7%, 65%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(31.97, 11.87, -5.48)`
CIE LCH	`lch(31.97, 13.07, 335.21)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.945, 7.07, 9.332)`
Decimal	`5915988`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5A4554, 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 #5A4554	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.7:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5A4554 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.7:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.41:1	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 #5A4554 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5a4554; }
.text { color: #5a4554; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5a4554; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(90 69 84 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5a4554, #5a454a); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #5A4554?: #5A4554 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 #5A4554?: The RGB value is 90, 69, 84: 90 red, 69 green and 84 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5A4554?: The complementary color is #455A4B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5A4554?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.41:1 and white text 8.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.