What color is #5B4D65?

#5B4D65 is a dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Nightly Walk. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5B4D65?

The RGB value is 91, 77, 101: 91 red, 77 green and 101 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5B4D65?

The complementary color is #57654D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5B4D65?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.69:1 and white text 7.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5B4D65 color

#5B4D65 rgb(91, 77, 101)

Shades of purple

The hex color #5B4D65 is a dark, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 35.7% red, 30.2% green and 39.6% blue (91, 77, 101).

Its hue angle is 275°, with 13% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 24% magenta, 0% yellow and 60% black.

The closest named color is Nightly Walk (#544563), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.79:1).

#5B4D65 color codes

HEX	`#5B4D65`
RGB	`rgb(91, 77, 101)`
RGB percent	`rgb(35.7%, 30.2%, 39.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(275, 13%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(275, 24%, 40%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 24%, 0%, 60%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(34.95, 10.94, -11.78)`
CIE LCH	`lch(34.95, 16.08, 312.9)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.317, 8.472, 13.454)`
Decimal	`5983589`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5B4D65, 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 #5B4D65	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.69:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.79:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5B4D65 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.79:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.69:1	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 #5B4D65 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5b4d65; }
.text { color: #5b4d65; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5b4d65; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(91 77 101 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5b4d65, #654d63); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #5B4D65?: #5B4D65 is a dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Nightly Walk. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5B4D65?: The RGB value is 91, 77, 101: 91 red, 77 green and 101 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5B4D65?: The complementary color is #57654D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5B4D65?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.69:1 and white text 7.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.