What color is #5F3E50?

#5F3E50 is a dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Eggplant. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5F3E50?

The RGB value is 95, 62, 80: 95 red, 62 green and 80 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5F3E50?

The complementary color is #3E5F4D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5F3E50?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.29:1 and white text 9.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5F3E50 color

#5F3E50 rgb(95, 62, 80)

Shades of purple

The hex color #5F3E50 is a dark, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 37.3% red, 24.3% green and 31.4% blue (95, 62, 80).

Its hue angle is 327°, with 21% saturation and 31% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 35% magenta, 16% yellow and 63% black.

The closest named color is Eggplant (#614051), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.16:1).

#5F3E50 color codes

HEX	`#5F3E50`
RGB	`rgb(95, 62, 80)`
RGB percent	`rgb(37.3%, 24.3%, 31.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(327, 21%, 31%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(327, 35%, 37%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 35%, 16%, 63%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(30.54, 17.51, -4.96)`
CIE LCH	`lch(30.54, 18.2, 344.18)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.89, 6.458, 8.419)`
Decimal	`6241872`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5F3E50, 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 #5F3E50	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.29:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.16:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5F3E50 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.16:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.29:1	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 #5F3E50 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5f3e50; }
.text { color: #5f3e50; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5f3e50; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(95 62 80 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5f3e50, #5f3e40); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #5F3E50?: #5F3E50 is a dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Eggplant. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5F3E50?: The RGB value is 95, 62, 80: 95 red, 62 green and 80 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5F3E50?: The complementary color is #3E5F4D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5F3E50?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.29:1 and white text 9.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.