What color is #5F304E?

#5F304E is a dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Purple Prose. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5F304E?

The RGB value is 95, 48, 78: 95 red, 48 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5F304E?

The complementary color is #305F41, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5F304E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.02:1 and white text 10.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5F304E color

#5F304E rgb(95, 48, 78)

Shades of purple

The hex color #5F304E is a dark, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 37.3% red, 18.8% green and 30.6% blue (95, 48, 78).

Its hue angle is 322°, with 33% saturation and 28% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 49% magenta, 18% yellow and 63% black.

The closest named color is Purple Prose (#543254), a difference of 4.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.4:1).

#5F304E color codes

HEX	`#5F304E`
RGB	`rgb(95, 48, 78)`
RGB percent	`rgb(37.3%, 18.8%, 30.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(322, 33%, 28%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(322, 49%, 37%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 49%, 18%, 63%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(27.01, 25.7, -8.96)`
CIE LCH	`lch(27.01, 27.21, 340.79)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.152, 5.097, 7.813)`
Decimal	`6238286`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5F304E, 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 #5F304E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.02:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.4:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5F304E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.4:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.02:1	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 #5F304E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5f304e; }
.text { color: #5f304e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5f304e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(95 48 78 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5f304e, #5f3037); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #5F304E?: #5F304E is a dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Purple Prose. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5F304E?: The RGB value is 95, 48, 78: 95 red, 48 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5F304E?: The complementary color is #305F41, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5F304E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.02:1 and white text 10.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.