What color is #5D2F49?

#5D2F49 is a dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Murasaki. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5D2F49?

The RGB value is 93, 47, 73: 93 red, 47 green and 73 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5D2F49?

The complementary color is #2F5D43, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5D2F49?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.97:1 and white text 10.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5D2F49 color

#5D2F49 rgb(93, 47, 73)

Shades of purple

The hex color #5D2F49 is a dark, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.5% red, 18.4% green and 28.6% blue (93, 47, 73).

Its hue angle is 326°, with 33% saturation and 27% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 49% magenta, 22% yellow and 64% black.

The closest named color is Murasaki (#4F284B), a difference of 5.1 ΔE.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.67:1).

#5D2F49 color codes

HEX	`#5D2F49`
RGB	`rgb(93, 47, 73)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.5%, 18.4%, 28.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(326, 33%, 27%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(326, 49%, 36%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 49%, 22%, 64%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(26.28, 24.65, -6.77)`
CIE LCH	`lch(26.28, 25.56, 344.64)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.733, 4.842, 6.882)`
Decimal	`6106953`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5D2F49, 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 #5D2F49	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.67:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5D2F49 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.67:1	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 #5D2F49 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5d2f49; }
.text { color: #5d2f49; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5d2f49; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(93 47 73 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5d2f49, #5d2f32); }

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Questions

What color is #5D2F49?: #5D2F49 is a dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Murasaki. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5D2F49?: The RGB value is 93, 47, 73: 93 red, 47 green and 73 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5D2F49?: The complementary color is #2F5D43, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5D2F49?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.97:1 and white text 10.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.