What color is #5B4152?

#5B4152 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 #5B4152?

The RGB value is 91, 65, 82: 91 red, 65 green and 82 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5B4152?

The complementary color is #415B4A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5B4152?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.32:1 and white text 9.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5B4152 color

#5B4152 rgb(91, 65, 82)

Shades of purple

The hex color #5B4152 is a dark, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 35.7% red, 25.5% green and 32.2% blue (91, 65, 82).

Its hue angle is 321°, with 17% saturation and 31% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 29% magenta, 10% yellow and 64% black.

The closest named color is Eggplant (#614051), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.04:1).

#5B4152 color codes

HEX	`#5B4152`
RGB	`rgb(91, 65, 82)`
RGB percent	`rgb(35.7%, 25.5%, 32.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(321, 17%, 31%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(321, 29%, 36%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 29%, 10%, 64%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(30.91, 14.4, -5.75)`
CIE LCH	`lch(30.91, 15.51, 338.22)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.728, 6.614, 8.851)`
Decimal	`5980498`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5B4152, 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 #5B4152	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.32:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.04:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5B4152 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.04:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.32:1	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 #5B4152 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5b4152; }
.text { color: #5b4152; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5b4152; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(91 65 82 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5b4152, #5b4145); }

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Questions

What color is #5B4152?: #5B4152 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 #5B4152?: The RGB value is 91, 65, 82: 91 red, 65 green and 82 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5B4152?: The complementary color is #415B4A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5B4152?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.32:1 and white text 9.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.