What color is #5F314F?

#5F314F 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 #5F314F?

The RGB value is 95, 49, 79: 95 red, 49 green and 79 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5F314F?

The complementary color is #315F41, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5F314F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.04:1 and white text 10.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5F314F color

#5F314F rgb(95, 49, 79)

Shades of purple

The hex color #5F314F is a dark, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 37.3% red, 19.2% green and 31% blue (95, 49, 79).

Its hue angle is 321°, with 32% saturation and 28% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 48% magenta, 17% yellow and 63% black.

The closest named color is Purple Prose (#543254), a difference of 4.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.3:1).

#5F314F color codes

HEX	`#5F314F`
RGB	`rgb(95, 49, 79)`
RGB percent	`rgb(37.3%, 19.2%, 31%)`
HSL	`hsl(321, 32%, 28%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(321, 48%, 37%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 48%, 17%, 63%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(27.28, 25.28, -9.2)`
CIE LCH	`lch(27.28, 26.91, 340)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.229, 5.195, 8.018)`
Decimal	`6238543`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5F314F, 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 #5F314F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.04:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.3:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5F314F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.3:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.04:1	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 #5F314F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5f314f; }
.text { color: #5f314f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5f314f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(95 49 79 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5f314f, #5f3138); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #5F314F?: #5F314F 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 #5F314F?: The RGB value is 95, 49, 79: 95 red, 49 green and 79 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5F314F?: The complementary color is #315F41, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5F314F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.04:1 and white text 10.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.