What color is #5D364A?

#5D364A is a dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Eggplant. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5D364A?

The RGB value is 93, 54, 74: 93 red, 54 green and 74 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5D364A?

The complementary color is #365D49, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5D364A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.09:1 and white text 10.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5D364A color

#5D364A rgb(93, 54, 74)

Shades of purple

The hex color #5D364A is a dark, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.5% red, 21.2% green and 29% blue (93, 54, 74).

Its hue angle is 329°, with 27% saturation and 29% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 42% magenta, 20% yellow and 64% black.

The closest named color is Eggplant (#614051), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.04:1).

#5D364A color codes

HEX	`#5D364A`
RGB	`rgb(93, 54, 74)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.5%, 21.2%, 29%)`
HSL	`hsl(329, 27%, 29%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(329, 42%, 36%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 42%, 20%, 64%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(28.01, 20.58, -4.85)`
CIE LCH	`lch(28.01, 21.15, 346.75)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.069, 5.46, 7.159)`
Decimal	`6108746`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5D364A, 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 #5D364A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.09:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.04:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5D364A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.04:1	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 #5D364A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5d364a; }
.text { color: #5d364a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5d364a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(93 54 74 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5d364a, #5d3636); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #5D364A?: #5D364A is a dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Eggplant. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5D364A?: The RGB value is 93, 54, 74: 93 red, 54 green and 74 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5D364A?: The complementary color is #365D49, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5D364A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.09:1 and white text 10.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.