What color is #5D1F3F?

#5D1F3F is a dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Soul Anchor. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5D1F3F?

The RGB value is 93, 31, 63: 93 red, 31 green and 63 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5D1F3F?

The complementary color is #1F5D3D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5D1F3F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.73:1 and white text 12.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5D1F3F color

#5D1F3F rgb(93, 31, 63)

Shades of purple

The hex color #5D1F3F is a dark, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.5% red, 12.2% green and 24.7% blue (93, 31, 63).

Its hue angle is 329°, with 50% saturation and 24% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 67% magenta, 32% yellow and 64% black.

The closest named color is Soul Anchor (#5C1C39), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.12:1).

#5D1F3F color codes

HEX	`#5D1F3F`
RGB	`rgb(93, 31, 63)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.5%, 12.2%, 24.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(329, 50%, 24%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(329, 67%, 36%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 67%, 32%, 64%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(22.54, 31.88, -5.64)`
CIE LCH	`lch(22.54, 32.38, 349.96)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.902, 3.667, 5.099)`
Decimal	`6102847`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5D1F3F, 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 #5D1F3F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.73:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.12:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5D1F3F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.12:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.73:1	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 #5D1F3F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5d1f3f; }
.text { color: #5d1f3f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5d1f3f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(93 31 63 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5d1f3f, #5d1f20); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #5D1F3F?: #5D1F3F is a dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Soul Anchor. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5D1F3F?: The RGB value is 93, 31, 63: 93 red, 31 green and 63 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5D1F3F?: The complementary color is #1F5D3D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5D1F3F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.73:1 and white text 12.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.