What color is #5E4B5B?

#5E4B5B is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Fedora. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5E4B5B?

The RGB value is 94, 75, 91: 94 red, 75 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5E4B5B?

The complementary color is #4B5E4E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5E4B5B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.63:1 and white text 7.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5E4B5B color

#5E4B5B rgb(94, 75, 91)

Shades of gray

The hex color #5E4B5B is a dark, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.9% red, 29.4% green and 35.7% blue (94, 75, 91).

Its hue angle is 309°, with 11% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 20% magenta, 3% yellow and 63% black.

The closest named color is Fedora (#625665), a difference of 4.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.97:1).

#5E4B5B color codes

HEX	`#5E4B5B`
RGB	`rgb(94, 75, 91)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.9%, 29.4%, 35.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(309, 11%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(309, 20%, 37%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 20%, 3%, 63%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(34.33, 11.13, -6.36)`
CIE LCH	`lch(34.33, 12.82, 330.24)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.02, 8.167, 10.997)`
Decimal	`6179675`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5E4B5B, 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 #5E4B5B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.63:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.97:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5E4B5B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.97:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.63:1	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 #5E4B5B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5e4b5b; }
.text { color: #5e4b5b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5e4b5b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(94 75 91 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5e4b5b, #5e4b52); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #5E4B5B?: #5E4B5B is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Fedora. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5E4B5B?: The RGB value is 94, 75, 91: 94 red, 75 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5E4B5B?: The complementary color is #4B5E4E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5E4B5B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.63:1 and white text 7.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.