What color is #5C4A5A?

#5C4A5A is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Black Magic. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5C4A5A?

The RGB value is 92, 74, 90: 92 red, 74 green and 90 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5C4A5A?

The complementary color is #4A5C4C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5C4A5A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.58:1 and white text 8.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5C4A5A color

#5C4A5A rgb(92, 74, 90)

Shades of gray

The hex color #5C4A5A is a dark, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.1% red, 29% green and 35.3% blue (92, 74, 90).

Its hue angle is 307°, with 11% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 20% magenta, 2% yellow and 64% black.

The closest named color is Black Magic (#4F4554), a difference of 4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.13:1).

#5C4A5A color codes

HEX	`#5C4A5A`
RGB	`rgb(92, 74, 90)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.1%, 29%, 35.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(307, 11%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(307, 20%, 36%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 20%, 2%, 64%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(33.8, 10.76, -6.55)`
CIE LCH	`lch(33.8, 12.59, 328.67)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.708, 7.911, 10.739)`
Decimal	`6048346`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5C4A5A, 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 #5C4A5A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.58:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.13:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5C4A5A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.13:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.58:1	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 #5C4A5A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5c4a5a; }
.text { color: #5c4a5a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5c4a5a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(92 74 90 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5c4a5a, #5c4a51); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #5C4A5A?: #5C4A5A is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Black Magic. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5C4A5A?: The RGB value is 92, 74, 90: 92 red, 74 green and 90 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5C4A5A?: The complementary color is #4A5C4C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5C4A5A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.58:1 and white text 8.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.