What color is #5A4C61?

#5A4C61 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 #5A4C61?

The RGB value is 90, 76, 97: 90 red, 76 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5A4C61?

The complementary color is #53614C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5A4C61?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.64:1 and white text 7.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5A4C61 color

#5A4C61 rgb(90, 76, 97)

Shades of purple

The hex color #5A4C61 is a dark, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 35.3% red, 29.8% green and 38% blue (90, 76, 97).

Its hue angle is 280°, with 12% saturation and 34% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 22% magenta, 0% yellow and 62% black.

The closest named color is Nightly Walk (#544563), a difference of 4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.95:1).

#5A4C61 color codes

HEX	`#5A4C61`
RGB	`rgb(90, 76, 97)`
RGB percent	`rgb(35.3%, 29.8%, 38%)`
HSL	`hsl(280, 12%, 34%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(280, 22%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 22%, 0%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(34.41, 10.27, -10.08)`
CIE LCH	`lch(34.41, 14.39, 315.52)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.958, 8.206, 12.419)`
Decimal	`5917793`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5A4C61, 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 #5A4C61	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.95:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5A4C61 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.95:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.64:1	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 #5A4C61 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5a4c61; }
.text { color: #5a4c61; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5a4c61; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(90 76 97 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5a4c61, #614c5e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #5A4C61?: #5A4C61 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 #5A4C61?: The RGB value is 90, 76, 97: 90 red, 76 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5A4C61?: The complementary color is #53614C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5A4C61?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.64:1 and white text 7.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.