What color is #5F4D65?

#5F4D65 is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Nightly Walk. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5F4D65?

The RGB value is 95, 77, 101: 95 red, 77 green and 101 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5F4D65?

The complementary color is #53654D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5F4D65?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.74:1 and white text 7.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5F4D65 color

#5F4D65 rgb(95, 77, 101)

Shades of purple

The hex color #5F4D65 is a dark, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 37.3% red, 30.2% green and 39.6% blue (95, 77, 101).

Its hue angle is 285°, with 13% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 24% magenta, 0% yellow and 60% black.

The closest named color is Nightly Walk (#544563), a difference of 3.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.68:1).

#5F4D65 color codes

HEX	`#5F4D65`
RGB	`rgb(95, 77, 101)`
RGB percent	`rgb(37.3%, 30.2%, 39.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(285, 13%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(285, 24%, 40%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 24%, 0%, 60%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.36, 12.45, -11.11)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.36, 16.68, 318.26)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.722, 8.68, 13.473)`
Decimal	`6245733`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5F4D65, 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 #5F4D65	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.74:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.68:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5F4D65 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.68:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.74:1	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 #5F4D65 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5f4d65; }
.text { color: #5f4d65; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5f4d65; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(95 77 101 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5f4d65, #654d5f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #5F4D65?: #5F4D65 is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Nightly Walk. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5F4D65?: The RGB value is 95, 77, 101: 95 red, 77 green and 101 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5F4D65?: The complementary color is #53654D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5F4D65?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.74:1 and white text 7.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.