What color is #5D495E?

#5D495E is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Nightly Walk. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5D495E?

The RGB value is 93, 73, 94: 93 red, 73 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5D495E?

The complementary color is #4A5E49, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5D495E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.58:1 and white text 8.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5D495E color

#5D495E rgb(93, 73, 94)

Shades of purple

The hex color #5D495E is a dark, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.5% red, 28.6% green and 36.9% blue (93, 73, 94).

Its hue angle is 297°, with 13% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 22% magenta, 0% yellow and 63% black.

The closest named color is Nightly Walk (#544563), a difference of 4.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.14:1).

#5D495E color codes

HEX	`#5D495E`
RGB	`rgb(93, 73, 94)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.5%, 28.6%, 36.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(297, 13%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(297, 22%, 37%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 22%, 0%, 63%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(33.77, 12.65, -9.11)`
CIE LCH	`lch(33.77, 15.58, 324.23)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.917, 7.901, 11.643)`
Decimal	`6113630`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5D495E, 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 #5D495E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.58:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.14:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5D495E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.14:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.58:1	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 #5D495E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5d495e; }
.text { color: #5d495e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5d495e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(93 73 94 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5d495e, #5e4955); }

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Questions

What color is #5D495E?: #5D495E is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Nightly Walk. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5D495E?: The RGB value is 93, 73, 94: 93 red, 73 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5D495E?: The complementary color is #4A5E49, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5D495E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.58:1 and white text 8.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.