What color is #5F435F?

#5F435F 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 #5F435F?

The RGB value is 95, 67, 95: 95 red, 67 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5F435F?

The complementary color is #435F43, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5F435F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.45:1 and white text 8.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5F435F color

#5F435F rgb(95, 67, 95)

Shades of purple

The hex color #5F435F is a dark, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 37.3% red, 26.3% green and 37.3% blue (95, 67, 95).

Its hue angle is 300°, with 17% saturation and 32% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 29% magenta, 0% yellow and 63% black.

The closest named color is Grape Fizz (#64435F), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.56:1).

#5F435F color codes

HEX	`#5F435F`
RGB	`rgb(95, 67, 95)`
RGB percent	`rgb(37.3%, 26.3%, 37.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(300, 17%, 32%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(300, 29%, 37%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 29%, 0%, 63%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(32.42, 17.41, -11.77)`
CIE LCH	`lch(32.42, 21.02, 325.93)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.792, 7.274, 11.765)`
Decimal	`6243167`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5F435F, 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 #5F435F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.45:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.56:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5F435F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.56:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.45:1	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 #5F435F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5f435f; }
.text { color: #5f435f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5f435f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(95 67 95 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5f435f, #5f4351); }

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Questions

What color is #5F435F?: #5F435F 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 #5F435F?: The RGB value is 95, 67, 95: 95 red, 67 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5F435F?: The complementary color is #435F43, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5F435F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.45:1 and white text 8.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.