What color is #5B2F4A?

#5B2F4A is a dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Murasaki. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5B2F4A?

The RGB value is 91, 47, 74: 91 red, 47 green and 74 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5B2F4A?

The complementary color is #2F5B40, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5B2F4A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.95:1 and white text 10.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5B2F4A color

#5B2F4A rgb(91, 47, 74)

Shades of purple

The hex color #5B2F4A is a dark, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 35.7% red, 18.4% green and 29% blue (91, 47, 74).

Its hue angle is 323°, with 32% saturation and 27% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 48% magenta, 19% yellow and 64% black.

The closest named color is Murasaki (#4F284B), a difference of 4.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.77:1).

#5B2F4A color codes

HEX	`#5B2F4A`
RGB	`rgb(91, 47, 74)`
RGB percent	`rgb(35.7%, 18.4%, 29%)`
HSL	`hsl(323, 32%, 27%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(323, 48%, 36%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 48%, 19%, 64%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(26.02, 24.06, -7.86)`
CIE LCH	`lch(26.02, 25.32, 341.9)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.567, 4.752, 7.049)`
Decimal	`5975882`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5B2F4A, 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 #5B2F4A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.95:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.77:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5B2F4A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.77:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.95:1	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 #5B2F4A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5b2f4a; }
.text { color: #5b2f4a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5b2f4a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(91 47 74 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5b2f4a, #5b2f34); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #5B2F4A?: #5B2F4A is a dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Murasaki. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5B2F4A?: The RGB value is 91, 47, 74: 91 red, 47 green and 74 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5B2F4A?: The complementary color is #2F5B40, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5B2F4A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.95:1 and white text 10.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.