What color is #5D3753?

#5D3753 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 #5D3753?

The RGB value is 93, 55, 83: 93 red, 55 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5D3753?

The complementary color is #375D41, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5D3753?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.14:1 and white text 9.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5D3753 color

#5D3753 rgb(93, 55, 83)

Shades of purple

The hex color #5D3753 is a dark, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.5% red, 21.6% green and 32.5% blue (93, 55, 83).

Its hue angle is 316°, with 26% saturation and 29% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 41% magenta, 11% yellow and 64% black.

The closest named color is Purple Prose (#543254), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.83:1).

#5D3753 color codes

HEX	`#5D3753`
RGB	`rgb(93, 55, 83)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.5%, 21.6%, 32.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(316, 26%, 29%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(316, 41%, 36%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 41%, 11%, 64%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(28.6, 21.65, -9.86)`
CIE LCH	`lch(28.6, 23.79, 335.53)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.442, 5.684, 8.887)`
Decimal	`6109011`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5D3753, 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 #5D3753	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.14:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.83:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5D3753 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.83:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.14:1	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 #5D3753 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5d3753; }
.text { color: #5d3753; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5d3753; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(93 55 83 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5d3753, #5d3740); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #5D3753?: #5D3753 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 #5D3753?: The RGB value is 93, 55, 83: 93 red, 55 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5D3753?: The complementary color is #375D41, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5D3753?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.14:1 and white text 9.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.