What color is #5C4164?

#5C4164 is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Your Majesty. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5C4164?

The RGB value is 92, 65, 100: 92 red, 65 green and 100 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5C4164?

The complementary color is #496441, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5C4164?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.4:1 and white text 8.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5C4164 color

#5C4164 rgb(92, 65, 100)

Shades of purple

The hex color #5C4164 is a dark, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.1% red, 25.5% green and 39.2% blue (92, 65, 100).

Its hue angle is 286°, with 21% saturation and 32% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 35% magenta, 0% yellow and 61% black.

The closest named color is Your Majesty (#61496E), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.77:1).

#5C4164 color codes

HEX	`#5C4164`
RGB	`rgb(92, 65, 100)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.1%, 25.5%, 39.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(286, 21%, 32%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(286, 35%, 39%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 35%, 0%, 61%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(31.75, 18.67, -16.02)`
CIE LCH	`lch(31.75, 24.6, 319.38)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.604, 6.976, 12.947)`
Decimal	`6046052`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5C4164, 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 #5C4164	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.77:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5C4164 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.77:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.4:1	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 #5C4164 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5c4164; }
.text { color: #5c4164; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5c4164; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(92 65 100 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5c4164, #64415b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #5C4164?: #5C4164 is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Your Majesty. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5C4164?: The RGB value is 92, 65, 100: 92 red, 65 green and 100 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5C4164?: The complementary color is #496441, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5C4164?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.4:1 and white text 8.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.