What color is #5A495F?

#5A495F is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Nightly Walk. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5A495F?

The RGB value is 90, 73, 95: 90 red, 73 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5A495F?

The complementary color is #4E5F49, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5A495F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.55:1 and white text 8.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5A495F color

#5A495F rgb(90, 73, 95)

Shades of purple

The hex color #5A495F is a dark, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 35.3% red, 28.6% green and 37.3% blue (90, 73, 95).

Its hue angle is 286°, with 13% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 23% magenta, 0% yellow and 63% black.

The closest named color is Nightly Walk (#544563), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.23:1).

#5A495F color codes

HEX	`#5A495F`
RGB	`rgb(90, 73, 95)`
RGB percent	`rgb(35.3%, 28.6%, 37.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(286, 13%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(286, 23%, 37%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 23%, 0%, 63%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(33.49, 11.71, -10.21)`
CIE LCH	`lch(33.49, 15.54, 318.93)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.664, 7.765, 11.867)`
Decimal	`5917023`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5A495F, 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 #5A495F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.55:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.23:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5A495F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.23:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.55:1	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 #5A495F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5a495f; }
.text { color: #5a495f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5a495f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(90 73 95 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5a495f, #5f4959); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #5A495F?: #5A495F is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Nightly Walk. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5A495F?: The RGB value is 90, 73, 95: 90 red, 73 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5A495F?: The complementary color is #4E5F49, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5A495F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.55:1 and white text 8.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.