What color is #5C2B57?

#5C2B57 is a dark, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Opulent Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5C2B57?

The RGB value is 92, 43, 87: 92 red, 43 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5C2B57?

The complementary color is #2B5C30, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5C2B57?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.94:1 and white text 10.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5C2B57 color

#5C2B57 rgb(92, 43, 87)

Shades of purple

The hex color #5C2B57 is a dark, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.1% red, 16.9% green and 34.1% blue (92, 43, 87).

Its hue angle is 306°, with 36% saturation and 26% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 53% magenta, 5% yellow and 64% black.

The closest named color is Opulent Purple (#673362), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.83:1).

#5C2B57 color codes

HEX	`#5C2B57`
RGB	`rgb(92, 43, 87)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.1%, 16.9%, 34.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(306, 36%, 26%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(306, 53%, 36%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 53%, 5%, 64%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(25.84, 29.23, -16.73)`
CIE LCH	`lch(25.84, 33.68, 330.21)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.998, 4.692, 9.552)`
Decimal	`6040407`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5C2B57, 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 #5C2B57	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.94:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.83:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5C2B57 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.83:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.94:1	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 #5C2B57 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5c2b57; }
.text { color: #5c2b57; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5c2b57; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(92 43 87 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5c2b57, #5c2b3f); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #5C2B57?: #5C2B57 is a dark, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Opulent Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5C2B57?: The RGB value is 92, 43, 87: 92 red, 43 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5C2B57?: The complementary color is #2B5C30, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5C2B57?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.94:1 and white text 10.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.