What color is #5C2A45?

#5C2A45 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 #5C2A45?

The RGB value is 92, 42, 69: 92 red, 42 green and 69 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5C2A45?

The complementary color is #2A5C41, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5C2A45?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.87:1 and white text 11.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5C2A45 color

#5C2A45 rgb(92, 42, 69)

Shades of purple

The hex color #5C2A45 is a dark, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.1% red, 16.5% green and 27.1% blue (92, 42, 69).

Its hue angle is 328°, with 37% saturation and 26% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 54% magenta, 25% yellow and 64% black.

The closest named color is Soul Anchor (#5C1C39), a difference of 4.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.22:1).

#5C2A45 color codes

HEX	`#5C2A45`
RGB	`rgb(92, 42, 69)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.1%, 16.5%, 27.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(328, 37%, 26%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(328, 54%, 36%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 54%, 25%, 64%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(24.83, 26.52, -6.29)`
CIE LCH	`lch(24.83, 27.26, 346.66)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.316, 4.361, 6.138)`
Decimal	`6040133`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5C2A45, 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 #5C2A45	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.22:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5C2A45 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.22:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.87:1	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 #5C2A45 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5c2a45; }
.text { color: #5c2a45; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5c2a45; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(92 42 69 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5c2a45, #5c2a2c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #5C2A45?: #5C2A45 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 #5C2A45?: The RGB value is 92, 42, 69: 92 red, 42 green and 69 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5C2A45?: The complementary color is #2A5C41, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5C2A45?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.87:1 and white text 11.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.