What color is #5D4750?

#5D4750 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 #5D4750?

The RGB value is 93, 71, 80: 93 red, 71 green and 80 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5D4750?

The complementary color is #475D54, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5D4750?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.48:1 and white text 8.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5D4750 color

#5D4750 rgb(93, 71, 80)

Shades of gray

The hex color #5D4750 is a dark, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.5% red, 27.8% green and 31.4% blue (93, 71, 80).

Its hue angle is 335°, with 13% saturation and 32% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 24% magenta, 14% yellow and 64% black.

The closest named color is Plum Intended (#644348), a difference of 4.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.46:1).

#5D4750 color codes

HEX	`#5D4750`
RGB	`rgb(93, 71, 80)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.5%, 27.8%, 31.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(335, 13%, 32%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(335, 24%, 36%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 24%, 14%, 64%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(32.73, 11.03, -1.75)`
CIE LCH	`lch(32.73, 11.17, 351)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.215, 7.413, 8.586)`
Decimal	`6113104`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5D4750, 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 #5D4750	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.48:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.46:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5D4750 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.46:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.48:1	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 #5D4750 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5d4750; }
.text { color: #5d4750; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5d4750; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(93 71 80 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5d4750, #5d4947); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #5D4750?: #5D4750 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 #5D4750?: The RGB value is 93, 71, 80: 93 red, 71 green and 80 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5D4750?: The complementary color is #475D54, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5D4750?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.48:1 and white text 8.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.