What color is #5D4C58?

#5D4C58 is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Pinot Noir. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5D4C58?

The RGB value is 93, 76, 88: 93 red, 76 green and 88 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5D4C58?

The complementary color is #4C5D51, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5D4C58?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.64:1 and white text 7.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5D4C58 color

#5D4C58 rgb(93, 76, 88)

Shades of gray

The hex color #5D4C58 is a dark, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.5% red, 29.8% green and 34.5% blue (93, 76, 88).

Its hue angle is 318°, with 10% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 18% magenta, 5% yellow and 64% black.

The closest named color is Pinot Noir (#605258), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.95:1).

#5D4C58 color codes

HEX	`#5D4C58`
RGB	`rgb(93, 76, 88)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.5%, 29.8%, 34.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(318, 10%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(318, 18%, 36%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 18%, 5%, 64%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(34.4, 9.48, -4.37)`
CIE LCH	`lch(34.4, 10.44, 335.22)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.86, 8.201, 10.347)`
Decimal	`6114392`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5D4C58, 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 #5D4C58	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.95:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5D4C58 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.95:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.64:1	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 #5D4C58 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5d4c58; }
.text { color: #5d4c58; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5d4c58; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(93 76 88 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5d4c58, #5d4c4f); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #5D4C58?: #5D4C58 is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Pinot Noir. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5D4C58?: The RGB value is 93, 76, 88: 93 red, 76 green and 88 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5D4C58?: The complementary color is #4C5D51, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5D4C58?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.64:1 and white text 7.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.