What color is #5B0637?

#5B0637 is a very dark, vivid rose, closest to the named color Tyrian Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5B0637?

The RGB value is 91, 6, 55: 91 red, 6 green and 55 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5B0637?

The complementary color is #065B2A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5B0637?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.53:1 and white text 13.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5B0637 color

#5B0637 rgb(91, 6, 55)

Shades of purple

The hex color #5B0637 is a very dark, vivid rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 35.7% red, 2.4% green and 21.6% blue (91, 6, 55).

Its hue angle is 325°, with 88% saturation and 19% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 93% magenta, 40% yellow and 64% black.

The closest named color is Tyrian Purple (#66023C), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.76:1).

#5B0637 color codes

HEX	`#5B0637`
RGB	`rgb(91, 6, 55)`
RGB percent	`rgb(35.7%, 2.4%, 21.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(325, 88%, 19%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(325, 93%, 36%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 93%, 40%, 64%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(18.5, 39.5, -6.19)`
CIE LCH	`lch(18.5, 39.98, 351.1)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.069, 2.631, 3.855)`
Decimal	`5965367`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5B0637, 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 #5B0637	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.53:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.76:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5B0637 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.76:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.53:1	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 #5B0637 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5b0637; }
.text { color: #5b0637; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5b0637; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(91 6 55 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5b0637, #5b060c); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #5B0637?: #5B0637 is a very dark, vivid rose, closest to the named color Tyrian Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5B0637?: The RGB value is 91, 6, 55: 91 red, 6 green and 55 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5B0637?: The complementary color is #065B2A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5B0637?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.53:1 and white text 13.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.