What color is #5D454C?

#5D454C is a dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Plum Intended. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5D454C?

The RGB value is 93, 69, 76: 93 red, 69 green and 76 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5D454C?

The complementary color is #455D56, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5D454C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.42:1 and white text 8.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5D454C color

#5D454C rgb(93, 69, 76)

Shades of gray

The hex color #5D454C is a dark, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.5% red, 27.1% green and 29.8% blue (93, 69, 76).

Its hue angle is 343°, with 15% saturation and 32% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 26% magenta, 18% yellow and 64% black.

The closest named color is Plum Intended (#644348), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.67:1).

#5D454C color codes

HEX	`#5D454C`
RGB	`rgb(93, 69, 76)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.5%, 27.1%, 29.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(343, 15%, 32%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(343, 26%, 36%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 26%, 18%, 64%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(32.05, 11.54, -0.19)`
CIE LCH	`lch(32.05, 11.54, 359.08)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.947, 7.106, 7.789)`
Decimal	`6112588`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5D454C, 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 #5D454C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.67:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5D454C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.67:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.42:1	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 #5D454C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5d454c; }
.text { color: #5d454c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5d454c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(93 69 76 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5d454c, #5d4a45); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #5D454C?: #5D454C is a dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Plum Intended. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5D454C?: The RGB value is 93, 69, 76: 93 red, 69 green and 76 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5D454C?: The complementary color is #455D56, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5D454C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.42:1 and white text 8.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.