What color is #5C4051?

#5C4051 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 #5C4051?

The RGB value is 92, 64, 81: 92 red, 64 green and 81 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5C4051?

The complementary color is #405C4B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5C4051?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.31:1 and white text 9.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5C4051 color

#5C4051 rgb(92, 64, 81)

Shades of purple

The hex color #5C4051 is a dark, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.1% red, 25.1% green and 31.8% blue (92, 64, 81).

Its hue angle is 324°, with 18% saturation and 31% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 30% magenta, 12% yellow and 64% black.

The closest named color is Eggplant (#614051), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.1:1).

#5C4051 color codes

HEX	`#5C4051`
RGB	`rgb(92, 64, 81)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.1%, 25.1%, 31.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(324, 18%, 31%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(324, 30%, 36%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 30%, 12%, 64%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(30.73, 15.24, -5.37)`
CIE LCH	`lch(30.73, 16.16, 340.59)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.732, 6.537, 8.637)`
Decimal	`6045777`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5C4051, 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 #5C4051	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.31:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.1:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5C4051 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.1:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.31:1	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 #5C4051 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5c4051; }
.text { color: #5c4051; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5c4051; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(92 64 81 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5c4051, #5c4043); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #5C4051?: #5C4051 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 #5C4051?: The RGB value is 92, 64, 81: 92 red, 64 green and 81 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5C4051?: The complementary color is #405C4B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5C4051?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.31:1 and white text 9.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.