What color is #5C4C64?

#5C4C64 is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Nightly Walk. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5C4C64?

The RGB value is 92, 76, 100: 92 red, 76 green and 100 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5C4C64?

The complementary color is #54644C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5C4C64?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.67:1 and white text 7.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5C4C64 color

#5C4C64 rgb(92, 76, 100)

Shades of purple

The hex color #5C4C64 is a dark, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.1% red, 29.8% green and 39.2% blue (92, 76, 100).

Its hue angle is 280°, with 14% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 24% magenta, 0% yellow and 61% black.

The closest named color is Nightly Walk (#544563), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.86:1).

#5C4C64 color codes

HEX	`#5C4C64`
RGB	`rgb(92, 76, 100)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.1%, 29.8%, 39.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(280, 14%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(280, 24%, 39%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 24%, 0%, 61%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(34.73, 11.72, -11.47)`
CIE LCH	`lch(34.73, 16.39, 315.63)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.298, 8.364, 13.179)`
Decimal	`6048868`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5C4C64, 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 #5C4C64	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.67:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.86:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5C4C64 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.86:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.67:1	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 #5C4C64 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5c4c64; }
.text { color: #5c4c64; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5c4c64; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(92 76 100 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5c4c64, #644c60); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #5C4C64?: #5C4C64 is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Nightly Walk. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5C4C64?: The RGB value is 92, 76, 100: 92 red, 76 green and 100 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5C4C64?: The complementary color is #54644C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5C4C64?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.67:1 and white text 7.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.