What color is #5F354D?

#5F354D is a dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Eggplant. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5F354D?

The RGB value is 95, 53, 77: 95 red, 53 green and 77 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5F354D?

The complementary color is #355F47, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5F354D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.1:1 and white text 9.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5F354D color

#5F354D rgb(95, 53, 77)

Shades of purple

The hex color #5F354D is a dark, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 37.3% red, 20.8% green and 30.2% blue (95, 53, 77).

Its hue angle is 326°, with 28% saturation and 29% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 44% magenta, 19% yellow and 63% black.

The closest named color is Eggplant (#614051), a difference of 4.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.99:1).

#5F354D color codes

HEX	`#5F354D`
RGB	`rgb(95, 53, 77)`
RGB percent	`rgb(37.3%, 20.8%, 30.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(326, 28%, 29%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(326, 44%, 37%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 44%, 19%, 63%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(28.16, 22.52, -6.57)`
CIE LCH	`lch(28.16, 23.46, 343.74)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.332, 5.515, 7.698)`
Decimal	`6239565`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5F354D, 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 #5F354D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.1:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.99:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5F354D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.99:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.1:1	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 #5F354D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5f354d; }
.text { color: #5f354d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5f354d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(95 53 77 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5f354d, #5f3538); }

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Questions

What color is #5F354D?: #5F354D is a dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Eggplant. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5F354D?: The RGB value is 95, 53, 77: 95 red, 53 green and 77 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5F354D?: The complementary color is #355F47, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5F354D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.1:1 and white text 9.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.