What color is #5E374E?

#5E374E 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 #5E374E?

The RGB value is 94, 55, 78: 94 red, 55 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5E374E?

The complementary color is #375E47, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5E374E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.13:1 and white text 9.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5E374E color

#5E374E rgb(94, 55, 78)

Shades of purple

The hex color #5E374E is a dark, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.9% red, 21.6% green and 30.6% blue (94, 55, 78).

Its hue angle is 325°, with 26% saturation and 29% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 41% magenta, 17% yellow and 63% black.

The closest named color is Eggplant (#614051), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.85:1).

#5E374E color codes

HEX	`#5E374E`
RGB	`rgb(94, 55, 78)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.9%, 21.6%, 30.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(325, 26%, 29%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(325, 41%, 37%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 41%, 17%, 63%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(28.54, 21.09, -6.66)`
CIE LCH	`lch(28.54, 22.11, 342.48)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.357, 5.663, 7.912)`
Decimal	`6174542`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5E374E, 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 #5E374E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.13:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.85:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5E374E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.85:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.13:1	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 #5E374E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5e374e; }
.text { color: #5e374e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5e374e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(94 55 78 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5e374e, #5e373a); }

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Questions

What color is #5E374E?: #5E374E 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 #5E374E?: The RGB value is 94, 55, 78: 94 red, 55 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5E374E?: The complementary color is #375E47, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5E374E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.13:1 and white text 9.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.