What color is #5B3E53?

#5B3E53 is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Eggplant. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5B3E53?

The RGB value is 91, 62, 83: 91 red, 62 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5B3E53?

The complementary color is #3E5B46, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5B3E53?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.26:1 and white text 9.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5B3E53 color

#5B3E53 rgb(91, 62, 83)

Shades of purple

The hex color #5B3E53 is a dark, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 35.7% red, 24.3% green and 32.5% blue (91, 62, 83).

Its hue angle is 317°, with 19% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 32% magenta, 9% yellow and 64% black.

The closest named color is Eggplant (#614051), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.3:1).

#5B3E53 color codes

HEX	`#5B3E53`
RGB	`rgb(91, 62, 83)`
RGB percent	`rgb(35.7%, 24.3%, 32.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(317, 19%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(317, 32%, 36%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 32%, 9%, 64%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(30.14, 16.5, -7.55)`
CIE LCH	`lch(30.14, 18.15, 335.4)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.598, 6.294, 8.997)`
Decimal	`5979731`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5B3E53, 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 #5B3E53	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.26:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.3:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5B3E53 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.3:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.26:1	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 #5B3E53 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5b3e53; }
.text { color: #5b3e53; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5b3e53; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(91 62 83 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5b3e53, #5b3e44); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #5B3E53?: #5B3E53 is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Eggplant. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5B3E53?: The RGB value is 91, 62, 83: 91 red, 62 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5B3E53?: The complementary color is #3E5B46, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5B3E53?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.26:1 and white text 9.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.