What color is #5F3F57?

#5F3F57 is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Grape Fizz. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5F3F57?

The RGB value is 95, 63, 87: 95 red, 63 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5F3F57?

The complementary color is #3F5F47, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5F3F57?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.34:1 and white text 8.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5F3F57 color

#5F3F57 rgb(95, 63, 87)

Shades of purple

The hex color #5F3F57 is a dark, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 37.3% red, 24.7% green and 34.1% blue (95, 63, 87).

Its hue angle is 315°, with 20% saturation and 31% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 34% magenta, 8% yellow and 63% black.

The closest named color is Grape Fizz (#64435F), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.99:1).

#5F3F57 color codes

HEX	`#5F3F57`
RGB	`rgb(95, 63, 87)`
RGB percent	`rgb(37.3%, 24.7%, 34.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(315, 20%, 31%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(315, 34%, 37%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 34%, 8%, 63%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(31.06, 18.25, -8.71)`
CIE LCH	`lch(31.06, 20.22, 334.49)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.217, 6.676, 9.871)`
Decimal	`6242135`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5F3F57, 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 #5F3F57	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.34:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.99:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5F3F57 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.99:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.34:1	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 #5F3F57 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5f3f57; }
.text { color: #5f3f57; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5f3f57; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(95 63 87 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5f3f57, #5f3f47); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #5F3F57?: #5F3F57 is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Grape Fizz. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5F3F57?: The RGB value is 95, 63, 87: 95 red, 63 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5F3F57?: The complementary color is #3F5F47, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5F3F57?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.34:1 and white text 8.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.