What color is #5C0B38?

#5C0B38 is a dark, moderate rose, closest to the named color Tyrian Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5C0B38?

The RGB value is 92, 11, 56: 92 red, 11 green and 56 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5C0B38?

The complementary color is #0B5C2F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5C0B38?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.56:1 and white text 13.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5C0B38 color

#5C0B38 rgb(92, 11, 56)

Shades of purple

The hex color #5C0B38 is a dark, moderate rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.1% red, 4.3% green and 22% blue (92, 11, 56).

Its hue angle is 327°, with 79% saturation and 20% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 88% magenta, 39% yellow and 64% black.

The closest named color is Tyrian Purple (#66023C), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.46:1).

#5C0B38 color codes

HEX	`#5C0B38`
RGB	`rgb(92, 11, 56)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.1%, 4.3%, 22%)`
HSL	`hsl(327, 79%, 20%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(327, 88%, 36%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 88%, 39%, 64%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(19.23, 38.54, -5.78)`
CIE LCH	`lch(19.23, 38.97, 351.48)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.247, 2.801, 4.005)`
Decimal	`6032184`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5C0B38, 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 #5C0B38	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.46:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5C0B38 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.46:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.56:1	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 #5C0B38 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5c0b38; }
.text { color: #5c0b38; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5c0b38; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(92 11 56 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5c0b38, #5c0b0f); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #5C0B38?: #5C0B38 is a dark, moderate rose, closest to the named color Tyrian Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5C0B38?: The RGB value is 92, 11, 56: 92 red, 11 green and 56 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5C0B38?: The complementary color is #0B5C2F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5C0B38?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.56:1 and white text 13.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.