What color is #5C4E63?

#5C4E63 is a dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Fedora. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5C4E63?

The RGB value is 92, 78, 99: 92 red, 78 green and 99 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5C4E63?

The complementary color is #55634E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5C4E63?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.72:1 and white text 7.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5C4E63 color

#5C4E63 rgb(92, 78, 99)

Shades of purple

The hex color #5C4E63 is a dark, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.1% red, 30.6% green and 38.8% blue (92, 78, 99).

Its hue angle is 280°, with 12% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 21% magenta, 0% yellow and 61% black.

The closest named color is Fedora (#625665), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.71:1).

#5C4E63 color codes

HEX	`#5C4E63`
RGB	`rgb(92, 78, 99)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.1%, 30.6%, 38.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(280, 12%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(280, 21%, 39%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 21%, 0%, 61%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.25, 10.23, -10.05)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.25, 14.34, 315.51)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.39, 8.625, 12.972)`
Decimal	`6049379`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5C4E63, 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 #5C4E63	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.72:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.71:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5C4E63 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.71:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.72:1	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 #5C4E63 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5c4e63; }
.text { color: #5c4e63; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5c4e63; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(92 78 99 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5c4e63, #634e60); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #5C4E63?: #5C4E63 is a dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Fedora. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5C4E63?: The RGB value is 92, 78, 99: 92 red, 78 green and 99 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5C4E63?: The complementary color is #55634E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5C4E63?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.72:1 and white text 7.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.