What color is #5E536E?

#5E536E is a dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Plummy. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5E536E?

The RGB value is 94, 83, 110: 94 red, 83 green and 110 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5E536E?

The complementary color is #636E53, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5E536E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.94:1 and white text 7.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5E536E color

#5E536E rgb(94, 83, 110)

Shades of purple

The hex color #5E536E is a dark, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 36.9% red, 32.5% green and 43.1% blue (94, 83, 110).

Its hue angle is 264°, with 14% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 25% magenta, 0% yellow and 57% black.

The closest named color is Plummy (#675A75), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.15:1).

#5E536E color codes

HEX	`#5E536E`
RGB	`rgb(94, 83, 110)`
RGB percent	`rgb(36.9%, 32.5%, 43.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(264, 14%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(264, 25%, 43%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 25%, 0%, 57%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.28, 10.42, -13.81)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.28, 17.3, 307.02)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.523, 9.692, 16.065)`
Decimal	`6181742`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5E536E, 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 #5E536E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.94:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.15:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5E536E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.15:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.94:1	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 #5E536E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5e536e; }
.text { color: #5e536e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5e536e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(94 83 110 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5e536e, #6b536e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #5E536E?: #5E536E is a dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Plummy. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5E536E?: The RGB value is 94, 83, 110: 94 red, 83 green and 110 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5E536E?: The complementary color is #636E53, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5E536E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.94:1 and white text 7.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.