What color is #5D4552?

#5D4552 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 #5D4552?

The RGB value is 93, 69, 82: 93 red, 69 green and 82 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5D4552?

The complementary color is #455D50, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5D4552?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.44:1 and white text 8.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5D4552 color

#5D4552 rgb(93, 69, 82)

Shades of purple

The hex color #5D4552 is a dark, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.5% red, 27.1% green and 32.2% blue (93, 69, 82).

Its hue angle is 328°, with 15% saturation and 32% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 26% magenta, 12% yellow and 64% black.

The closest named color is Eggplant (#614051), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.61:1).

#5D4552 color codes

HEX	`#5D4552`
RGB	`rgb(93, 69, 82)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.5%, 27.1%, 32.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(328, 15%, 32%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(328, 26%, 36%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 26%, 12%, 64%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(32.24, 12.68, -3.75)`
CIE LCH	`lch(32.24, 13.22, 343.53)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.165, 7.193, 8.939)`
Decimal	`6112594`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5D4552, 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 #5D4552	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.44:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.61:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5D4552 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.61:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.44:1	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 #5D4552 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5d4552; }
.text { color: #5d4552; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5d4552; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(93 69 82 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5d4552, #5d4546); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #5D4552?: #5D4552 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 #5D4552?: The RGB value is 93, 69, 82: 93 red, 69 green and 82 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5D4552?: The complementary color is #455D50, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5D4552?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.44:1 and white text 8.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.