What color is #5E4B60?

#5E4B60 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 #5E4B60?

The RGB value is 94, 75, 96: 94 red, 75 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5E4B60?

The complementary color is #4D604B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5E4B60?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.65:1 and white text 7.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5E4B60 color

#5E4B60 rgb(94, 75, 96)

Shades of purple

The hex color #5E4B60 is a dark, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.9% red, 29.4% green and 37.6% blue (94, 75, 96).

Its hue angle is 294°, with 12% saturation and 34% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 22% magenta, 0% yellow and 62% black.

The closest named color is Nightly Walk (#544563), a difference of 4.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.92:1).

#5E4B60 color codes

HEX	`#5E4B60`
RGB	`rgb(94, 75, 96)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.9%, 29.4%, 37.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(294, 12%, 34%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(294, 22%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 22%, 0%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(34.51, 12.21, -9.25)`
CIE LCH	`lch(34.51, 15.32, 322.84)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.243, 8.257, 12.171)`
Decimal	`6179680`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5E4B60, 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 #5E4B60	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.65:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.92:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5E4B60 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.92:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.65:1	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 #5E4B60 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5e4b60; }
.text { color: #5e4b60; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5e4b60; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(94 75 96 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5e4b60, #604b57); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #5E4B60?: #5E4B60 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 #5E4B60?: The RGB value is 94, 75, 96: 94 red, 75 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5E4B60?: The complementary color is #4D604B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5E4B60?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.65:1 and white text 7.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.