What color is #5F506D?

#5F506D is a dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Plummy. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #5F506D?

The RGB value is 95, 80, 109: 95 red, 80 green and 109 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5F506D?

The complementary color is #5E6D50, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5F506D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.85:1 and white text 7.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5F506D color

#5F506D rgb(95, 80, 109)

Shades of purple

The hex color #5F506D is a dark, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 37.3% red, 31.4% green and 42.7% blue (95, 80, 109).

Its hue angle is 271°, with 15% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 27% magenta, 0% yellow and 57% black.

The closest named color is Plummy (#675A75), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.36:1).

#5F506D color codes

HEX	`#5F506D`
RGB	`rgb(95, 80, 109)`
RGB percent	`rgb(37.3%, 31.4%, 42.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(271, 15%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(271, 27%, 43%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 27%, 0%, 57%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.51, 12.42, -14.37)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.51, 18.99, 310.85)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.348, 9.274, 15.71)`
Decimal	`6246509`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5F506D, 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 #5F506D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.85:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.36:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5F506D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.36:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.85:1	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 #5F506D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5f506d; }
.text { color: #5f506d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5f506d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(95 80 109 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5f506d, #6d506c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #5F506D?: #5F506D is a dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Plummy. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #5F506D?: The RGB value is 95, 80, 109: 95 red, 80 green and 109 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5F506D?: The complementary color is #5E6D50, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5F506D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.85:1 and white text 7.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.