What color is #5F4D61?

#5F4D61 is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Fedora. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5F4D61?

The RGB value is 95, 77, 97: 95 red, 77 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5F4D61?

The complementary color is #4F614D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5F4D61?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.72:1 and white text 7.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5F4D61 color

#5F4D61 rgb(95, 77, 97)

Shades of purple

The hex color #5F4D61 is a dark, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 37.3% red, 30.2% green and 38% blue (95, 77, 97).

Its hue angle is 294°, with 11% saturation and 34% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 21% magenta, 0% yellow and 62% black.

The closest named color is Fedora (#625665), a difference of 4.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.72:1).

#5F4D61 color codes

HEX	`#5F4D61`
RGB	`rgb(95, 77, 97)`
RGB percent	`rgb(37.3%, 30.2%, 38%)`
HSL	`hsl(294, 11%, 34%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(294, 21%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 21%, 0%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.21, 11.56, -8.82)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.21, 14.54, 322.65)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.531, 8.604, 12.466)`
Decimal	`6245729`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5F4D61, 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 #5F4D61	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.72:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.72:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5F4D61 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.72:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.72:1	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 #5F4D61 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5f4d61; }
.text { color: #5f4d61; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5f4d61; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(95 77 97 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5f4d61, #614d59); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #5F4D61?: #5F4D61 is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Fedora. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5F4D61?: The RGB value is 95, 77, 97: 95 red, 77 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5F4D61?: The complementary color is #4F614D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5F4D61?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.72:1 and white text 7.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.