What color is #5D344F?

#5D344F is a dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Purple Prose. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5D344F?

The RGB value is 93, 52, 79: 93 red, 52 green and 79 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5D344F?

The complementary color is #345D42, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5D344F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.07:1 and white text 10.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5D344F color

#5D344F rgb(93, 52, 79)

Shades of purple

The hex color #5D344F is a dark, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.5% red, 20.4% green and 31% blue (93, 52, 79).

Its hue angle is 320°, with 28% saturation and 28% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 44% magenta, 15% yellow and 64% black.

The closest named color is Purple Prose (#543254), a difference of 3.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.15:1).

#5D344F color codes

HEX	`#5D344F`
RGB	`rgb(93, 52, 79)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.5%, 20.4%, 31%)`
HSL	`hsl(320, 28%, 28%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(320, 44%, 36%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 44%, 15%, 64%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(27.7, 22.72, -8.59)`
CIE LCH	`lch(27.7, 24.29, 339.29)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.154, 5.348, 8.051)`
Decimal	`6108239`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5D344F, 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 #5D344F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.07:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.15:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5D344F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.15:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.07:1	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 #5D344F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5d344f; }
.text { color: #5d344f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5d344f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(93 52 79 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5d344f, #5d343a); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #5D344F?: #5D344F is a dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Purple Prose. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5D344F?: The RGB value is 93, 52, 79: 93 red, 52 green and 79 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5D344F?: The complementary color is #345D42, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5D344F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.07:1 and white text 10.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.