What color is #5E4961?

#5E4961 is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Nightly Walk. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5E4961?

The RGB value is 94, 73, 97: 94 red, 73 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5E4961?

The complementary color is #4C6149, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5E4961?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.6:1 and white text 8.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5E4961 color

#5E4961 rgb(94, 73, 97)

Shades of purple

The hex color #5E4961 is a dark, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.9% red, 28.6% green and 38% blue (94, 73, 97).

Its hue angle is 293°, with 14% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 25% magenta, 0% yellow and 62% black.

The closest named color is Nightly Walk (#544563), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.07:1).

#5E4961 color codes

HEX	`#5E4961`
RGB	`rgb(94, 73, 97)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.9%, 28.6%, 38%)`
HSL	`hsl(293, 14%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(293, 25%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 25%, 0%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(34, 13.69, -10.66)`
CIE LCH	`lch(34, 17.35, 322.1)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.156, 8.008, 12.37)`
Decimal	`6179169`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5E4961, 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 #5E4961	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.6:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.07:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5E4961 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.07:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.6:1	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 #5E4961 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5e4961; }
.text { color: #5e4961; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5e4961; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(94 73 97 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5e4961, #614958); }

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Questions

What color is #5E4961?: #5E4961 is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Nightly Walk. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5E4961?: The RGB value is 94, 73, 97: 94 red, 73 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5E4961?: The complementary color is #4C6149, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5E4961?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.6:1 and white text 8.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.