What color is #5D3C4F?

#5D3C4F is a dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Eggplant. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5D3C4F?

The RGB value is 93, 60, 79: 93 red, 60 green and 79 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5D3C4F?

The complementary color is #3C5D4A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5D3C4F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.22:1 and white text 9.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5D3C4F color

#5D3C4F rgb(93, 60, 79)

Shades of purple

The hex color #5D3C4F is a dark, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.5% red, 23.5% green and 31% blue (93, 60, 79).

Its hue angle is 325°, with 22% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 35% magenta, 15% yellow and 64% black.

The closest named color is Eggplant (#614051), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.44:1).

#5D3C4F color codes

HEX	`#5D3C4F`
RGB	`rgb(93, 60, 79)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.5%, 23.5%, 31%)`
HSL	`hsl(325, 22%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(325, 35%, 36%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 35%, 15%, 64%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(29.72, 17.77, -5.56)`
CIE LCH	`lch(29.72, 18.62, 342.63)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.541, 6.124, 8.18)`
Decimal	`6110287`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5D3C4F, 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 #5D3C4F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.44:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5D3C4F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.44:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.22:1	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 #5D3C4F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5d3c4f; }
.text { color: #5d3c4f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5d3c4f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(93 60 79 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5d3c4f, #5d3c3e); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #5D3C4F?: #5D3C4F is a dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Eggplant. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5D3C4F?: The RGB value is 93, 60, 79: 93 red, 60 green and 79 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5D3C4F?: The complementary color is #3C5D4A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5D3C4F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.22:1 and white text 9.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.