What color is #5B384C?

#5B384C is a dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Eggplant. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5B384C?

The RGB value is 91, 56, 76: 91 red, 56 green and 76 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5B384C?

The complementary color is #385B47, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5B384C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.11:1 and white text 9.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5B384C color

#5B384C rgb(91, 56, 76)

Shades of purple

The hex color #5B384C is a dark, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 35.7% red, 22% green and 29.8% blue (91, 56, 76).

Its hue angle is 326°, with 24% saturation and 29% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 38% magenta, 16% yellow and 64% black.

The closest named color is Eggplant (#614051), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.93:1).

#5B384C color codes

HEX	`#5B384C`
RGB	`rgb(91, 56, 76)`
RGB percent	`rgb(35.7%, 22%, 29.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(326, 24%, 29%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(326, 38%, 36%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 38%, 16%, 64%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(28.31, 18.91, -5.73)`
CIE LCH	`lch(28.31, 19.76, 343.13)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.033, 5.575, 7.542)`
Decimal	`5978188`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5B384C, 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 #5B384C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.11:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.93:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5B384C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.93:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.11:1	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 #5B384C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5b384c; }
.text { color: #5b384c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5b384c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(91 56 76 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5b384c, #5b383a); }

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Questions

What color is #5B384C?: #5B384C is a dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Eggplant. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5B384C?: The RGB value is 91, 56, 76: 91 red, 56 green and 76 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5B384C?: The complementary color is #385B47, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5B384C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.11:1 and white text 9.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.