What color is #5A4D5C?

#5A4D5C is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Fedora. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5A4D5C?

The RGB value is 90, 77, 92: 90 red, 77 green and 92 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5A4D5C?

The complementary color is #4F5C4D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5A4D5C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.65:1 and white text 7.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5A4D5C color

#5A4D5C rgb(90, 77, 92)

Shades of gray

The hex color #5A4D5C is a dark, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 35.3% red, 30.2% green and 36.1% blue (90, 77, 92).

Its hue angle is 292°, with 9% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 16% magenta, 0% yellow and 64% black.

The closest named color is Fedora (#625665), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.92:1).

#5A4D5C color codes

HEX	`#5A4D5C`
RGB	`rgb(90, 77, 92)`
RGB percent	`rgb(35.3%, 30.2%, 36.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(292, 9%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(292, 16%, 36%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 16%, 0%, 64%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(34.51, 8.51, -6.78)`
CIE LCH	`lch(34.51, 10.88, 321.47)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.802, 8.254, 11.253)`
Decimal	`5918044`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5A4D5C, 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 #5A4D5C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.65:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.92:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5A4D5C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.92:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.65:1	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 #5A4D5C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5a4d5c; }
.text { color: #5a4d5c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5a4d5c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(90 77 92 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5a4d5c, #5c4d56); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #5A4D5C?: #5A4D5C is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Fedora. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5A4D5C?: The RGB value is 90, 77, 92: 90 red, 77 green and 92 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5A4D5C?: The complementary color is #4F5C4D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5A4D5C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.65:1 and white text 7.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.