What color is #5C394C?

#5C394C is a dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Eggplant. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5C394C?

The RGB value is 92, 57, 76: 92 red, 57 green and 76 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5C394C?

The complementary color is #395C49, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5C394C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.14:1 and white text 9.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5C394C color

#5C394C rgb(92, 57, 76)

Shades of purple

The hex color #5C394C is a dark, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.1% red, 22.4% green and 29.8% blue (92, 57, 76).

Its hue angle is 327°, with 23% saturation and 29% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 38% magenta, 17% yellow and 64% black.

The closest named color is Eggplant (#614051), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.79:1).

#5C394C color codes

HEX	`#5C394C`
RGB	`rgb(92, 57, 76)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.1%, 22.4%, 29.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(327, 23%, 29%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(327, 38%, 36%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 38%, 17%, 64%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(28.7, 18.69, -5.13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(28.7, 19.38, 344.63)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.181, 5.724, 7.563)`
Decimal	`6043980`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5C394C, 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 #5C394C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.14:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.79:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5C394C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.79:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.14:1	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 #5C394C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5c394c; }
.text { color: #5c394c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5c394c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(92 57 76 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5c394c, #5c393b); }

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Questions

What color is #5C394C?: #5C394C is a dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Eggplant. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5C394C?: The RGB value is 92, 57, 76: 92 red, 57 green and 76 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5C394C?: The complementary color is #395C49, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5C394C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.14:1 and white text 9.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.