What color is #5E3C57?

#5E3C57 is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Grape Fizz. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5E3C57?

The RGB value is 94, 60, 87: 94 red, 60 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5E3C57?

The complementary color is #3C5E43, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5E3C57?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.26:1 and white text 9.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5E3C57 color

#5E3C57 rgb(94, 60, 87)

Shades of purple

The hex color #5E3C57 is a dark, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.9% red, 23.5% green and 34.1% blue (94, 60, 87).

Its hue angle is 312°, with 22% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 36% magenta, 7% yellow and 63% black.

The closest named color is Grape Fizz (#64435F), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.29:1).

#5E3C57 color codes

HEX	`#5E3C57`
RGB	`rgb(94, 60, 87)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.9%, 23.5%, 34.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(312, 22%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(312, 36%, 37%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 36%, 7%, 63%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(30.16, 19.73, -10.09)`
CIE LCH	`lch(30.16, 22.16, 332.93)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.952, 6.3, 9.812)`
Decimal	`6175831`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5E3C57, 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 #5E3C57	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.26:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.29:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5E3C57 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.29:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.26:1	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 #5E3C57 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5e3c57; }
.text { color: #5e3c57; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5e3c57; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(94 60 87 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5e3c57, #5e3c46); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #5E3C57?: #5E3C57 is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Grape Fizz. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5E3C57?: The RGB value is 94, 60, 87: 94 red, 60 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5E3C57?: The complementary color is #3C5E43, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5E3C57?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.26:1 and white text 9.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.