What color is #5F536E?

#5F536E 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 #5F536E?

The RGB value is 95, 83, 110: 95 red, 83 green and 110 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #5F536E?

The complementary color is #626E53, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #5F536E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.95:1 and white text 7.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#5F536E color

#5F536E rgb(95, 83, 110)

Shades of purple

The hex color #5F536E is a dark, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 37.3% red, 32.5% green and 43.1% blue (95, 83, 110).

Its hue angle is 267°, with 14% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 25% magenta, 0% yellow and 57% black.

The closest named color is Plummy (#675A75), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.12:1).

#5F536E color codes

HEX	`#5F536E`
RGB	`rgb(95, 83, 110)`
RGB percent	`rgb(37.3%, 32.5%, 43.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(267, 14%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(267, 25%, 43%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 25%, 0%, 57%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.38, 10.78, -13.66)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.38, 17.4, 308.29)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.627, 9.745, 16.07)`
Decimal	`6247278`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #5F536E, 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 #5F536E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.95:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.12:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#5F536E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.12:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.95:1	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 #5F536E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #5f536e; }
.text { color: #5f536e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5f536e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(95 83 110 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #5f536e, #6d536e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #5F536E?: #5F536E 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 #5F536E?: The RGB value is 95, 83, 110: 95 red, 83 green and 110 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #5F536E?: The complementary color is #626E53, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #5F536E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.95:1 and white text 7.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.