What color is #5E3250?

#5E3250 is a dark, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Purple Prose. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5E3250?

The RGB value is 94, 50, 80: 94 red, 50 green and 80 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5E3250?

The complementary color is #325E40, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5E3250?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.05:1 and white text 10.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5E3250 color

#5E3250 rgb(94, 50, 80)

Shades of purple

The hex color #5E3250 is a dark, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.9% red, 19.6% green and 31.4% blue (94, 50, 80).

Its hue angle is 319°, with 31% saturation and 28% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 47% magenta, 15% yellow and 63% black.

The closest named color is Purple Prose (#543254), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.25:1).

#5E3250 color codes

HEX	`#5E3250`
RGB	`rgb(94, 50, 80)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.9%, 19.6%, 31.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(319, 31%, 28%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(319, 47%, 37%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 47%, 15%, 63%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(27.41, 24.5, -9.68)`
CIE LCH	`lch(27.41, 26.34, 338.43)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.205, 5.241, 8.22)`
Decimal	`6173264`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5E3250, 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 #5E3250	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.05:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.25:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5E3250 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.25:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.05:1	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 #5E3250 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5e3250; }
.text { color: #5e3250; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5e3250; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(94 50 80 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5e3250, #5e323a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #5E3250?: #5E3250 is a dark, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Purple Prose. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5E3250?: The RGB value is 94, 50, 80: 94 red, 50 green and 80 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5E3250?: The complementary color is #325E40, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5E3250?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.05:1 and white text 10.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.