What color is #5D2F48?

#5D2F48 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 #5D2F48?

The RGB value is 93, 47, 72: 93 red, 47 green and 72 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5D2F48?

The complementary color is #2F5D44, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5D2F48?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.97:1 and white text 10.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5D2F48 color

#5D2F48 rgb(93, 47, 72)

Shades of purple

The hex color #5D2F48 is a dark, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.5% red, 18.4% green and 28.2% blue (93, 47, 72).

Its hue angle is 327°, with 33% saturation and 27% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 49% magenta, 23% yellow and 64% black.

The closest named color is Soul Anchor (#5C1C39), a difference of 5.4 ΔE.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.68:1).

#5D2F48 color codes

HEX	`#5D2F48`
RGB	`rgb(93, 47, 72)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.5%, 18.4%, 28.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(327, 33%, 27%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(327, 49%, 36%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 49%, 23%, 64%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(26.24, 24.48, -6.16)`
CIE LCH	`lch(26.24, 25.24, 345.87)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.701, 4.829, 6.709)`
Decimal	`6106952`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5D2F48, 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 #5D2F48	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.68:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5D2F48 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.68:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.97:1	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 #5D2F48 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5d2f48; }
.text { color: #5d2f48; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5d2f48; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(93 47 72 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5d2f48, #5d2f31); }

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Questions

What color is #5D2F48?: #5D2F48 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 #5D2F48?: The RGB value is 93, 47, 72: 93 red, 47 green and 72 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5D2F48?: The complementary color is #2F5D44, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5D2F48?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.97:1 and white text 10.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.