What color is #5F153C?

#5F153C is a dark, moderate rose, closest to the named color Soul Anchor. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5F153C?

The RGB value is 95, 21, 60: 95 red, 21 green and 60 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5F153C?

The complementary color is #155F38, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5F153C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.66:1 and white text 12.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5F153C color

#5F153C rgb(95, 21, 60)

Shades of purple

The hex color #5F153C is a dark, moderate rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 37.3% red, 8.2% green and 23.5% blue (95, 21, 60).

Its hue angle is 328°, with 64% saturation and 23% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 78% magenta, 37% yellow and 63% black.

The closest named color is Soul Anchor (#5C1C39), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.66:1).

#5F153C color codes

HEX	`#5F153C`
RGB	`rgb(95, 21, 60)`
RGB percent	`rgb(37.3%, 8.2%, 23.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(328, 64%, 23%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(328, 78%, 37%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 78%, 37%, 63%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(21.19, 36.57, -5.55)`
CIE LCH	`lch(21.19, 36.99, 351.36)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.803, 3.296, 4.605)`
Decimal	`6231356`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5F153C, 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 #5F153C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.66:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5F153C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.66:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.66:1	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 #5F153C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5f153c; }
.text { color: #5f153c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5f153c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(95 21 60 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5f153c, #5f1517); }

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Questions

What color is #5F153C?: #5F153C is a dark, moderate rose, closest to the named color Soul Anchor. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5F153C?: The RGB value is 95, 21, 60: 95 red, 21 green and 60 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5F153C?: The complementary color is #155F38, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5F153C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.66:1 and white text 12.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.