What color is #5D3551?

#5D3551 is a dark, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Purple Prose. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5D3551?

The RGB value is 93, 53, 81: 93 red, 53 green and 81 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5D3551?

The complementary color is #355D41, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5D3551?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.09:1 and white text 10.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5D3551 color

#5D3551 rgb(93, 53, 81)

Shades of purple

The hex color #5D3551 is a dark, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.5% red, 20.8% green and 31.8% blue (93, 53, 81).

Its hue angle is 318°, with 27% saturation and 29% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 43% magenta, 13% yellow and 64% black.

The closest named color is Purple Prose (#543254), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.03:1).

#5D3551 color codes

HEX	`#5D3551`
RGB	`rgb(93, 53, 81)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.5%, 20.8%, 31.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(318, 27%, 29%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(318, 43%, 36%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 43%, 13%, 64%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(28.03, 22.49, -9.42)`
CIE LCH	`lch(28.03, 24.38, 337.28)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.273, 5.468, 8.455)`
Decimal	`6108497`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5D3551, 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 #5D3551	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.09:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.03:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5D3551 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.03:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.09:1	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 #5D3551 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5d3551; }
.text { color: #5d3551; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5d3551; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(93 53 81 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5d3551, #5d353d); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #5D3551?: #5D3551 is a dark, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Purple Prose. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5D3551?: The RGB value is 93, 53, 81: 93 red, 53 green and 81 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5D3551?: The complementary color is #355D41, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5D3551?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.09:1 and white text 10.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.