What color is #5E2C5F?

#5E2C5F is a dark, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Wineberry. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5E2C5F?

The RGB value is 94, 44, 95: 94 red, 44 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5E2C5F?

The complementary color is #2D5F2C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5E2C5F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2:1 and white text 10.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5E2C5F color

#5E2C5F rgb(94, 44, 95)

Shades of purple

The hex color #5E2C5F is a dark, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.9% red, 17.3% green and 37.3% blue (94, 44, 95).

Its hue angle is 299°, with 37% saturation and 27% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 54% magenta, 0% yellow and 63% black.

The closest named color is Wineberry (#663366), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.49:1).

#5E2C5F color codes

HEX	`#5E2C5F`
RGB	`rgb(94, 44, 95)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.9%, 17.3%, 37.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(299, 37%, 27%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(299, 54%, 37%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 54%, 0%, 63%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(26.76, 30.94, -20.52)`
CIE LCH	`lch(26.76, 37.13, 326.45)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.582, 5.008, 11.391)`
Decimal	`6171743`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5E2C5F, 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 #5E2C5F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.49:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5E2C5F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.49:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2:1	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 #5E2C5F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5e2c5f; }
.text { color: #5e2c5f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5e2c5f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(94 44 95 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5e2c5f, #5f2c47); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #5E2C5F?: #5E2C5F is a dark, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Wineberry. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5E2C5F?: The RGB value is 94, 44, 95: 94 red, 44 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5E2C5F?: The complementary color is #2D5F2C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5E2C5F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2:1 and white text 10.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.