What color is #5B3F4E?

#5B3F4E 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 #5B3F4E?

The RGB value is 91, 63, 78: 91 red, 63 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5B3F4E?

The complementary color is #3F5B4C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5B3F4E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.27:1 and white text 9.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5B3F4E color

#5B3F4E rgb(91, 63, 78)

Shades of purple

The hex color #5B3F4E is a dark, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 35.7% red, 24.7% green and 30.6% blue (91, 63, 78).

Its hue angle is 328°, with 18% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 31% magenta, 14% yellow and 64% black.

The closest named color is Eggplant (#614051), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.27:1).

#5B3F4E color codes

HEX	`#5B3F4E`
RGB	`rgb(91, 63, 78)`
RGB percent	`rgb(35.7%, 24.7%, 30.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(328, 18%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(328, 31%, 36%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 31%, 14%, 64%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(30.23, 14.88, -4.18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(30.23, 15.46, 344.3)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.467, 6.33, 8.035)`
Decimal	`5979982`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5B3F4E, 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 #5B3F4E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.27:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.27:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5B3F4E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.27:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.27:1	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 #5B3F4E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5b3f4e; }
.text { color: #5b3f4e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5b3f4e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(91 63 78 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5b3f4e, #5b3f40); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #5B3F4E?: #5B3F4E 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 #5B3F4E?: The RGB value is 91, 63, 78: 91 red, 63 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5B3F4E?: The complementary color is #3F5B4C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5B3F4E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.27:1 and white text 9.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.