What color is #5C3E57?

#5C3E57 is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Grape Fizz. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5C3E57?

The RGB value is 92, 62, 87: 92 red, 62 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5C3E57?

The complementary color is #3E5C43, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5C3E57?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.28:1 and white text 9.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5C3E57 color

#5C3E57 rgb(92, 62, 87)

Shades of purple

The hex color #5C3E57 is a dark, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.1% red, 24.3% green and 34.1% blue (92, 62, 87).

Its hue angle is 310°, with 19% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 33% magenta, 5% yellow and 64% black.

The closest named color is Grape Fizz (#64435F), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.2:1).

#5C3E57 color codes

HEX	`#5C3E57`
RGB	`rgb(92, 62, 87)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.1%, 24.3%, 34.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(310, 19%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(310, 33%, 36%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 33%, 5%, 64%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(30.42, 17.71, -9.71)`
CIE LCH	`lch(30.42, 20.2, 331.27)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.856, 6.409, 9.838)`
Decimal	`6045271`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5C3E57, 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 #5C3E57	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.28:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.2:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5C3E57 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.2:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.28:1	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 #5C3E57 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5c3e57; }
.text { color: #5c3e57; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5c3e57; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(92 62 87 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5c3e57, #5c3e48); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #5C3E57?: #5C3E57 is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Grape Fizz. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5C3E57?: The RGB value is 92, 62, 87: 92 red, 62 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5C3E57?: The complementary color is #3E5C43, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5C3E57?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.28:1 and white text 9.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.