What color is #5F274D?

#5F274D is a dark, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Pretty in Prune. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5F274D?

The RGB value is 95, 39, 77: 95 red, 39 green and 77 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5F274D?

The complementary color is #275F39, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5F274D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.88:1 and white text 11.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5F274D color

#5F274D rgb(95, 39, 77)

Shades of purple

The hex color #5F274D is a dark, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 37.3% red, 15.3% green and 30.2% blue (95, 39, 77).

Its hue angle is 319°, with 42% saturation and 26% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 59% magenta, 19% yellow and 63% black.

The closest named color is Pretty in Prune (#6B295A), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.15:1).

#5F274D color codes

HEX	`#5F274D`
RGB	`rgb(95, 39, 77)`
RGB percent	`rgb(37.3%, 15.3%, 30.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(319, 42%, 26%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(319, 59%, 37%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 59%, 19%, 63%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(25.01, 30.62, -11.33)`
CIE LCH	`lch(25.01, 32.65, 339.7)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.785, 4.42, 7.516)`
Decimal	`6235981`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5F274D, 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 #5F274D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.88:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.15:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5F274D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.15:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.88:1	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 #5F274D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5f274d; }
.text { color: #5f274d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5f274d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(95 39 77 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5f274d, #5f2731); }

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Questions

What color is #5F274D?: #5F274D is a dark, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Pretty in Prune. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5F274D?: The RGB value is 95, 39, 77: 95 red, 39 green and 77 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5F274D?: The complementary color is #275F39, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5F274D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.88:1 and white text 11.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.