What color is #5E334B?

#5E334B is a dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Eggplant. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5E334B?

The RGB value is 94, 51, 75: 94 red, 51 green and 75 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5E334B?

The complementary color is #335E46, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5E334B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.05:1 and white text 10.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5E334B color

#5E334B rgb(94, 51, 75)

Shades of purple

The hex color #5E334B is a dark, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.9% red, 20% green and 29.4% blue (94, 51, 75).

Its hue angle is 327°, with 30% saturation and 28% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 46% magenta, 20% yellow and 63% black.

The closest named color is Eggplant (#614051), a difference of 4.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.24:1).

#5E334B color codes

HEX	`#5E334B`
RGB	`rgb(94, 51, 75)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.9%, 20%, 29.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(327, 30%, 28%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(327, 46%, 37%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 46%, 20%, 63%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(27.45, 22.99, -6.32)`
CIE LCH	`lch(27.45, 23.84, 344.62)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.07, 5.256, 7.297)`
Decimal	`6173515`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5E334B, 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 #5E334B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.05:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.24:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5E334B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.24:1	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 #5E334B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5e334b; }
.text { color: #5e334b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5e334b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(94 51 75 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5e334b, #5e3336); }

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Questions

What color is #5E334B?: #5E334B is a dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Eggplant. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5E334B?: The RGB value is 94, 51, 75: 94 red, 51 green and 75 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5E334B?: The complementary color is #335E46, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5E334B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.05:1 and white text 10.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.