What color is #5F4257?

#5F4257 is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Eggplant. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5F4257?

The RGB value is 95, 66, 87: 95 red, 66 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5F4257?

The complementary color is #425F4A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5F4257?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.4:1 and white text 8.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5F4257 color

#5F4257 rgb(95, 66, 87)

Shades of purple

The hex color #5F4257 is a dark, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 37.3% red, 25.9% green and 34.1% blue (95, 66, 87).

Its hue angle is 317°, with 18% saturation and 32% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 31% magenta, 8% yellow and 63% black.

The closest named color is Eggplant (#614051), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.74:1).

#5F4257 color codes

HEX	`#5F4257`
RGB	`rgb(95, 66, 87)`
RGB percent	`rgb(37.3%, 25.9%, 34.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(317, 18%, 32%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(317, 31%, 37%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 31%, 8%, 63%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(31.85, 16.37, -7.52)`
CIE LCH	`lch(31.85, 18.01, 335.32)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.388, 7.018, 9.928)`
Decimal	`6242903`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5F4257, 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 #5F4257	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.74:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5F4257 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.74:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.4:1	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 #5F4257 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5f4257; }
.text { color: #5f4257; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5f4257; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(95 66 87 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5f4257, #5f4248); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #5F4257?: #5F4257 is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Eggplant. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5F4257?: The RGB value is 95, 66, 87: 95 red, 66 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5F4257?: The complementary color is #425F4A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5F4257?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.4:1 and white text 8.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.