What color is #5C5166?

#5C5166 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 #5C5166?

The RGB value is 92, 81, 102: 92 red, 81 green and 102 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5C5166?

The complementary color is #5B6651, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5C5166?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.82:1 and white text 7.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5C5166 color

#5C5166 rgb(92, 81, 102)

Shades of purple

The hex color #5C5166 is a dark, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.1% red, 31.8% green and 40% blue (92, 81, 102).

Its hue angle is 271°, with 11% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 21% magenta, 0% yellow and 60% black.

The closest named color is Fedora (#625665), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.44:1).

#5C5166 color codes

HEX	`#5C5166`
RGB	`rgb(92, 81, 102)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.1%, 31.8%, 40%)`
HSL	`hsl(271, 11%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(271, 21%, 40%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 21%, 0%, 60%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.21, 9.03, -10.47)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.21, 13.83, 310.77)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.754, 9.12, 13.814)`
Decimal	`6050150`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5C5166, 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 #5C5166	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.82:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.44:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5C5166 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.44:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.82:1	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 #5C5166 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5c5166; }
.text { color: #5c5166; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5c5166; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(92 81 102 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5c5166, #665166); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #5C5166?: #5C5166 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 #5C5166?: The RGB value is 92, 81, 102: 92 red, 81 green and 102 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5C5166?: The complementary color is #5B6651, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5C5166?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.82:1 and white text 7.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.