What color is #5C354F?

#5C354F is a dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Purple Prose. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5C354F?

The RGB value is 92, 53, 79: 92 red, 53 green and 79 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5C354F?

The complementary color is #355C42, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5C354F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.08:1 and white text 10.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5C354F color

#5C354F rgb(92, 53, 79)

Shades of purple

The hex color #5C354F is a dark, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.1% red, 20.8% green and 31% blue (92, 53, 79).

Its hue angle is 320°, with 27% saturation and 28% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 42% magenta, 14% yellow and 64% black.

The closest named color is Purple Prose (#543254), a difference of 3.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.11:1).

#5C354F color codes

HEX	`#5C354F`
RGB	`rgb(92, 53, 79)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.1%, 20.8%, 31%)`
HSL	`hsl(320, 27%, 28%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(320, 42%, 36%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 42%, 14%, 64%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(27.81, 21.73, -8.45)`
CIE LCH	`lch(27.81, 23.31, 338.75)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.098, 5.386, 8.061)`
Decimal	`6042959`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5C354F, 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 #5C354F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.08:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5C354F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.08:1	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 #5C354F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5c354f; }
.text { color: #5c354f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5c354f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(92 53 79 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5c354f, #5c353c); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #5C354F?: #5C354F is a dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Purple Prose. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5C354F?: The RGB value is 92, 53, 79: 92 red, 53 green and 79 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5C354F?: The complementary color is #355C42, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5C354F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.08:1 and white text 10.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.