What color is #5D3956?

#5D3956 is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Royal Plum. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5D3956?

The RGB value is 93, 57, 86: 93 red, 57 green and 86 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5D3956?

The complementary color is #395D40, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5D3956?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.19:1 and white text 9.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5D3956 color

#5D3956 rgb(93, 57, 86)

Shades of purple

The hex color #5D3956 is a dark, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.5% red, 22.4% green and 33.7% blue (93, 57, 86).

Its hue angle is 312°, with 24% saturation and 29% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 39% magenta, 8% yellow and 64% black.

The closest named color is Royal Plum (#654161), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.61:1).

#5D3956 color codes

HEX	`#5D3956`
RGB	`rgb(93, 57, 86)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.5%, 22.4%, 33.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(312, 24%, 29%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(312, 39%, 36%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 39%, 8%, 64%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(29.22, 21.01, -10.87)`
CIE LCH	`lch(29.22, 23.66, 332.66)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.657, 5.926, 9.543)`
Decimal	`6109526`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5D3956, 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 #5D3956	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.19:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.61:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5D3956 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.61:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.19:1	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 #5D3956 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5d3956; }
.text { color: #5d3956; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5d3956; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(93 57 86 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5d3956, #5d3944); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #5D3956?: #5D3956 is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Royal Plum. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5D3956?: The RGB value is 93, 57, 86: 93 red, 57 green and 86 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5D3956?: The complementary color is #395D40, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5D3956?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.19:1 and white text 9.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.