What color is #5F2745?

#5F2745 is a dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Soul Anchor. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5F2745?

The RGB value is 95, 39, 69: 95 red, 39 green and 69 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5F2745?

The complementary color is #275F41, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5F2745?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.86:1 and white text 11.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5F2745 color

#5F2745 rgb(95, 39, 69)

Shades of purple

The hex color #5F2745 is a dark, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 37.3% red, 15.3% green and 27.1% blue (95, 39, 69).

Its hue angle is 328°, with 42% saturation and 26% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 59% magenta, 27% yellow and 63% black.

The closest named color is Soul Anchor (#5C1C39), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.27:1).

#5F2745 color codes

HEX	`#5F2745`
RGB	`rgb(95, 39, 69)`
RGB percent	`rgb(37.3%, 15.3%, 27.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(328, 42%, 26%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(328, 59%, 37%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 59%, 27%, 63%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(24.68, 29.31, -6.46)`
CIE LCH	`lch(24.68, 30.01, 347.57)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.519, 4.314, 6.118)`
Decimal	`6235973`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5F2745, 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 #5F2745	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.86:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.27:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5F2745 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.27:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.86:1	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 #5F2745 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5f2745; }
.text { color: #5f2745; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5f2745; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(95 39 69 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5f2745, #5f2729); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #5F2745?: #5F2745 is a dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Soul Anchor. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5F2745?: The RGB value is 95, 39, 69: 95 red, 39 green and 69 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5F2745?: The complementary color is #275F41, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5F2745?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.86:1 and white text 11.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.