What color is #5C173B?

#5C173B is a dark, moderate rose, closest to the named color Soul Anchor. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5C173B?

The RGB value is 92, 23, 59: 92 red, 23 green and 59 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5C173B?

The complementary color is #175C38, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5C173B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.64:1 and white text 12.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5C173B color

#5C173B rgb(92, 23, 59)

Shades of purple

The hex color #5C173B is a dark, moderate rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.1% red, 9% green and 23.1% blue (92, 23, 59).

Its hue angle is 329°, with 60% saturation and 23% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 75% magenta, 36% yellow and 64% black.

The closest named color is Soul Anchor (#5C1C39), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.8:1).

#5C173B color codes

HEX	`#5C173B`
RGB	`rgb(92, 23, 59)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.1%, 9%, 23.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(329, 60%, 23%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(329, 75%, 36%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 75%, 36%, 64%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(20.84, 34.69, -5.44)`
CIE LCH	`lch(20.84, 35.12, 351.08)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.51, 3.205, 4.465)`
Decimal	`6035259`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5C173B, 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 #5C173B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.8:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5C173B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.8:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.64:1	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 #5C173B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5c173b; }
.text { color: #5c173b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5c173b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(92 23 59 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5c173b, #5c1719); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #5C173B?: #5C173B is a dark, moderate rose, closest to the named color Soul Anchor. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5C173B?: The RGB value is 92, 23, 59: 92 red, 23 green and 59 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5C173B?: The complementary color is #175C38, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5C173B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.64:1 and white text 12.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.