What color is #5C4151?

#5C4151 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 #5C4151?

The RGB value is 92, 65, 81: 92 red, 65 green and 81 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5C4151?

The complementary color is #415C4C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5C4151?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.33:1 and white text 9.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5C4151 color

#5C4151 rgb(92, 65, 81)

Shades of purple

The hex color #5C4151 is a dark, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.1% red, 25.5% green and 31.8% blue (92, 65, 81).

Its hue angle is 324°, with 17% saturation and 31% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 29% magenta, 12% yellow and 64% black.

The closest named color is Eggplant (#614051), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.01:1).

#5C4151 color codes

HEX	`#5C4151`
RGB	`rgb(92, 65, 81)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.1%, 25.5%, 31.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(324, 17%, 31%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(324, 29%, 36%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 29%, 12%, 64%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(31, 14.61, -4.97)`
CIE LCH	`lch(31, 15.43, 341.21)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.789, 6.65, 8.656)`
Decimal	`6046033`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5C4151, 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 #5C4151	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.01:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5C4151 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.01:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.33:1	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 #5C4151 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5c4151; }
.text { color: #5c4151; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5c4151; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(92 65 81 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5c4151, #5c4144); }

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Questions

What color is #5C4151?: #5C4151 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 #5C4151?: The RGB value is 92, 65, 81: 92 red, 65 green and 81 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5C4151?: The complementary color is #415C4C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5C4151?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.33:1 and white text 9.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.