What color is #5C2445?

#5C2445 is a dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Soul Anchor. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5C2445?

The RGB value is 92, 36, 69: 92 red, 36 green and 69 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5C2445?

The complementary color is #245C3B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5C2445?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.79:1 and white text 11.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5C2445 color

#5C2445 rgb(92, 36, 69)

Shades of purple

The hex color #5C2445 is a dark, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.1% red, 14.1% green and 27.1% blue (92, 36, 69).

Its hue angle is 325°, with 44% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 61% magenta, 25% yellow and 64% black.

The closest named color is Soul Anchor (#5C1C39), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.71:1).

#5C2445 color codes

HEX	`#5C2445`
RGB	`rgb(92, 36, 69)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.1%, 14.1%, 27.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(325, 44%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(325, 61%, 36%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 61%, 25%, 64%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(23.56, 29.86, -8.2)`
CIE LCH	`lch(23.56, 30.97, 344.64)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.119, 3.967, 6.073)`
Decimal	`6038597`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5C2445, 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 #5C2445	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.71:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5C2445 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.71:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.79:1	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 #5C2445 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5c2445; }
.text { color: #5c2445; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5c2445; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(92 36 69 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5c2445, #5c2429); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #5C2445?: #5C2445 is a dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Soul Anchor. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5C2445?: The RGB value is 92, 36, 69: 92 red, 36 green and 69 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5C2445?: The complementary color is #245C3B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5C2445?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.79:1 and white text 11.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.