What color is #5D526D?

#5D526D is a dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Plummy. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5D526D?

The RGB value is 93, 82, 109: 93 red, 82 green and 109 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5D526D?

The complementary color is #626D52, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5D526D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.89:1 and white text 7.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5D526D color

#5D526D rgb(93, 82, 109)

Shades of purple

The hex color #5D526D is a dark, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.5% red, 32.2% green and 42.7% blue (93, 82, 109).

Its hue angle is 264°, with 14% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 25% magenta, 0% yellow and 57% black.

The closest named color is Plummy (#675A75), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.26:1).

#5D526D color codes

HEX	`#5D526D`
RGB	`rgb(93, 82, 109)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.5%, 32.2%, 42.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(264, 14%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(264, 25%, 43%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 25%, 0%, 57%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.87, 10.44, -13.84)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.87, 17.34, 307.03)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.291, 9.466, 15.75)`
Decimal	`6115949`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5D526D, 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 #5D526D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.89:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.26:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5D526D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.26:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.89:1	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 #5D526D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5d526d; }
.text { color: #5d526d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5d526d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(93 82 109 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5d526d, #6b526d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #5D526D?: #5D526D is a dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Plummy. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5D526D?: The RGB value is 93, 82, 109: 93 red, 82 green and 109 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5D526D?: The complementary color is #626D52, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5D526D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.89:1 and white text 7.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.