What color is #5C5167?

#5C5167 is a dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Freefall. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5C5167?

The RGB value is 92, 81, 103: 92 red, 81 green and 103 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5C5167?

The complementary color is #5C6751, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5C5167?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.83:1 and white text 7.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5C5167 color

#5C5167 rgb(92, 81, 103)

Shades of purple

The hex color #5C5167 is a dark, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.1% red, 31.8% green and 40.4% blue (92, 81, 103).

Its hue angle is 270°, with 12% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 21% magenta, 0% yellow and 60% black.

The closest named color is Freefall (#565266), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.43:1).

#5C5167 color codes

HEX	`#5C5167`
RGB	`rgb(92, 81, 103)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.1%, 31.8%, 40.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(270, 12%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(270, 21%, 40%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 21%, 0%, 60%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.25, 9.27, -11.04)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.25, 14.41, 310.01)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.804, 9.139, 14.077)`
Decimal	`6050151`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5C5167, 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 #5C5167	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.83:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.43:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5C5167 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.43:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.83:1	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 #5C5167 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5c5167; }
.text { color: #5c5167; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5c5167; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(92 81 103 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5c5167, #675167); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #5C5167?: #5C5167 is a dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Freefall. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5C5167?: The RGB value is 92, 81, 103: 92 red, 81 green and 103 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5C5167?: The complementary color is #5C6751, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5C5167?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.83:1 and white text 7.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.