What color is #5D596C?

#5D596C is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Freefall. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5D596C?

The RGB value is 93, 89, 108: 93 red, 89 green and 108 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5D596C?

The complementary color is #686C59, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5D596C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.11:1 and white text 6.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5D596C color

#5D596C rgb(93, 89, 108)

Shades of gray

The hex color #5D596C is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.5% red, 34.9% green and 42.4% blue (93, 89, 108).

Its hue angle is 253°, with 10% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 18% magenta, 0% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Freefall (#565266), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.75:1).

#5D596C color codes

HEX	`#5D596C`
RGB	`rgb(93, 89, 108)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.5%, 34.9%, 42.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(253, 10%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(253, 18%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 18%, 0%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(38.82, 5.83, -10.25)`
CIE LCH	`lch(38.82, 11.8, 299.62)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.793, 10.555, 15.653)`
Decimal	`6117740`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5D596C, 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 #5D596C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.11:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.75:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#5D596C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.75:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.11:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

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 #5D596C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5d596c; }
.text { color: #5d596c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5d596c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(93 89 108 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5d596c, #67596c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dim Gray.

Questions

What color is #5D596C?: #5D596C is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Freefall. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5D596C?: The RGB value is 93, 89, 108: 93 red, 89 green and 108 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5D596C?: The complementary color is #686C59, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5D596C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.11:1 and white text 6.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.