What color is #5C3E59?

#5C3E59 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 #5C3E59?

The RGB value is 92, 62, 89: 92 red, 62 green and 89 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5C3E59?

The complementary color is #3E5C41, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5C3E59?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.29:1 and white text 9.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5C3E59 color

#5C3E59 rgb(92, 62, 89)

Shades of purple

The hex color #5C3E59 is a dark, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.1% red, 24.3% green and 34.9% blue (92, 62, 89).

Its hue angle is 306°, with 19% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 33% magenta, 3% yellow and 64% black.

The closest named color is Grape Fizz (#64435F), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.18:1).

#5C3E59 color codes

HEX	`#5C3E59`
RGB	`rgb(92, 62, 89)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.1%, 24.3%, 34.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(306, 19%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(306, 33%, 36%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 33%, 3%, 64%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(30.5, 18.13, -10.88)`
CIE LCH	`lch(30.5, 21.14, 329.03)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.939, 6.442, 10.275)`
Decimal	`6045273`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5C3E59, 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 #5C3E59	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.29:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.18:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5C3E59 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.18:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.29:1	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 #5C3E59 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5c3e59; }
.text { color: #5c3e59; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5c3e59; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(92 62 89 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5c3e59, #5c3e4a); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #5C3E59?: #5C3E59 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 #5C3E59?: The RGB value is 92, 62, 89: 92 red, 62 green and 89 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5C3E59?: The complementary color is #3E5C41, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5C3E59?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.29:1 and white text 9.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.