What color is #5F4959?

#5F4959 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 #5F4959?

The RGB value is 95, 73, 89: 95 red, 73 green and 89 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5F4959?

The complementary color is #495F4F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5F4959?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.58:1 and white text 8.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5F4959 color

#5F4959 rgb(95, 73, 89)

Shades of purple

The hex color #5F4959 is a dark, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 37.3% red, 28.6% green and 34.9% blue (95, 73, 89).

Its hue angle is 316°, with 13% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 23% magenta, 6% yellow and 63% black.

The closest named color is Eggplant (#614051), a difference of 4.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.13:1).

#5F4959 color codes

HEX	`#5F4959`
RGB	`rgb(95, 73, 89)`
RGB percent	`rgb(37.3%, 28.6%, 34.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(316, 13%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(316, 23%, 37%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 23%, 6%, 63%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(33.81, 12.37, -5.85)`
CIE LCH	`lch(33.81, 13.69, 334.68)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.905, 7.92, 10.509)`
Decimal	`6244697`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5F4959, 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 #5F4959	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.58:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.13:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5F4959 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.13:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.58:1	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 #5F4959 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5f4959; }
.text { color: #5f4959; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5f4959; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(95 73 89 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5f4959, #5f494e); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #5F4959?: #5F4959 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 #5F4959?: The RGB value is 95, 73, 89: 95 red, 73 green and 89 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5F4959?: The complementary color is #495F4F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5F4959?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.58:1 and white text 8.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.