What color is #5F495B?

#5F495B 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 #5F495B?

The RGB value is 95, 73, 91: 95 red, 73 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5F495B?

The complementary color is #495F4D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5F495B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.59:1 and white text 8.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5F495B color

#5F495B rgb(95, 73, 91)

Shades of purple

The hex color #5F495B is a dark, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 37.3% red, 28.6% green and 35.7% blue (95, 73, 91).

Its hue angle is 311°, with 13% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 23% magenta, 4% yellow and 63% black.

The closest named color is Eggplant (#614051), a difference of 4.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.11:1).

#5F495B color codes

HEX	`#5F495B`
RGB	`rgb(95, 73, 91)`
RGB percent	`rgb(37.3%, 28.6%, 35.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(311, 13%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(311, 23%, 37%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 23%, 4%, 63%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(33.89, 12.79, -7.02)`
CIE LCH	`lch(33.89, 14.59, 331.24)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.99, 7.954, 10.957)`
Decimal	`6244699`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5F495B, 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 #5F495B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.59:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5F495B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.59:1	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 #5F495B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5f495b; }
.text { color: #5f495b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5f495b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(95 73 91 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5f495b, #5f4950); }

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Questions

What color is #5F495B?: #5F495B 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 #5F495B?: The RGB value is 95, 73, 91: 95 red, 73 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5F495B?: The complementary color is #495F4D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5F495B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.59:1 and white text 8.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.