What color is #5C4267?

#5C4267 is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Haunted Candelabra. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5C4267?

The RGB value is 92, 66, 103: 92 red, 66 green and 103 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5C4267?

The complementary color is #4D6742, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5C4267?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.43:1 and white text 8.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5C4267 color

#5C4267 rgb(92, 66, 103)

Shades of purple

The hex color #5C4267 is a dark, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.1% red, 25.9% green and 40.4% blue (92, 66, 103).

Its hue angle is 282°, with 22% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 36% magenta, 0% yellow and 60% black.

The closest named color is Haunted Candelabra (#57446A), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.64:1).

#5C4267 color codes

HEX	`#5C4267`
RGB	`rgb(92, 66, 103)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.1%, 25.9%, 40.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(282, 22%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(282, 36%, 40%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 36%, 0%, 60%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(32.15, 18.74, -17.32)`
CIE LCH	`lch(32.15, 25.52, 317.27)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.81, 7.151, 13.746)`
Decimal	`6046311`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5C4267, 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 #5C4267	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.64:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5C4267 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.64:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.43:1	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 #5C4267 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5c4267; }
.text { color: #5c4267; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5c4267; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(92 66 103 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5c4267, #674260); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #5C4267?: #5C4267 is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Haunted Candelabra. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5C4267?: The RGB value is 92, 66, 103: 92 red, 66 green and 103 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5C4267?: The complementary color is #4D6742, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5C4267?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.43:1 and white text 8.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.