What color is #5D4653?

#5D4653 is a dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Eggplant. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5D4653?

The RGB value is 93, 70, 83: 93 red, 70 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5D4653?

The complementary color is #465D50, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5D4653?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.47:1 and white text 8.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5D4653 color

#5D4653 rgb(93, 70, 83)

Shades of gray

The hex color #5D4653 is a dark, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.5% red, 27.5% green and 32.5% blue (93, 70, 83).

Its hue angle is 326°, with 14% saturation and 32% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 25% magenta, 11% yellow and 64% black.

The closest named color is Eggplant (#614051), a difference of 3.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.51:1).

#5D4653 color codes

HEX	`#5D4653`
RGB	`rgb(93, 70, 83)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.5%, 27.5%, 32.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(326, 14%, 32%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(326, 25%, 36%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 25%, 11%, 64%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(32.55, 12.25, -3.93)`
CIE LCH	`lch(32.55, 12.86, 342.21)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.266, 7.332, 9.162)`
Decimal	`6112851`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5D4653, 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 #5D4653	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.47:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.51:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5D4653 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.51:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.47:1	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 #5D4653 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5d4653; }
.text { color: #5d4653; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5d4653; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(93 70 83 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5d4653, #5d4648); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #5D4653?: #5D4653 is a dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Eggplant. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5D4653?: The RGB value is 93, 70, 83: 93 red, 70 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5D4653?: The complementary color is #465D50, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5D4653?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.47:1 and white text 8.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.