What color is #5C2D47?

#5C2D47 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 #5C2D47?

The RGB value is 92, 45, 71: 92 red, 45 green and 71 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5C2D47?

The complementary color is #2D5C42, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5C2D47?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.92:1 and white text 10.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5C2D47 color

#5C2D47 rgb(92, 45, 71)

Shades of purple

The hex color #5C2D47 is a dark, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.1% red, 17.6% green and 27.8% blue (92, 45, 71).

Its hue angle is 327°, with 34% saturation and 27% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 51% magenta, 23% yellow and 64% black.

The closest named color is Soul Anchor (#5C1C39), a difference of 4.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.93:1).

#5C2D47 color codes

HEX	`#5C2D47`
RGB	`rgb(92, 45, 71)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.1%, 17.6%, 27.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(327, 34%, 27%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(327, 51%, 36%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 51%, 23%, 64%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(25.59, 25.11, -6.5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(25.59, 25.94, 345.5)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.489, 4.608, 6.508)`
Decimal	`6040903`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5C2D47, 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 #5C2D47	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.92:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.93:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5C2D47 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.93:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.92:1	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 #5C2D47 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5c2d47; }
.text { color: #5c2d47; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5c2d47; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(92 45 71 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5c2d47, #5c2d30); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #5C2D47?: #5C2D47 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 #5C2D47?: The RGB value is 92, 45, 71: 92 red, 45 green and 71 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5C2D47?: The complementary color is #2D5C42, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5C2D47?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.92:1 and white text 10.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.