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#5e2d4f color: Japanese Violet

#5e2d4f is rgb(94, 45, 79) in RGB and oklch(37.496% 0.08526 340.134) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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318°
100%

37.5%
0.085
340°
  • Pink
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Warm
  • ≈ Eggplant
  • mauve-700
  • Black 63%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
10.69:1Readable · AA
Lc -98
Black text
1.96:1Hard to read
Lc 9

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About #5e2d4f

#5e2d4f is a soft dark pink color. In OKLCH it has 37.5% lightness, 0.085 chroma and a hue of 340°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 10.69:1 contrast and black text 1.96:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Japanese Violet (#5b3256). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is mauve-700.

More dark pink colors

Lighter: #5e2d4f mixed with white

  1. 5e2d4f
  2. 6e405f
  3. 7e546f
  4. 8e6880
  5. 9d7c91
  6. ae91a3
  7. bea6b5
  8. cebcc7
  9. ded2d9
  10. efe8ec

Darker: #5e2d4f mixed with black

  1. 5e2d4f
  2. 512644
  3. 441f38
  4. 37182e
  5. 2b1123
  6. 1f0b19
  7. 140610
  8. 0a0207
  9. 030102
  10. 000000

Calmer: #5e2d4f with less saturation

  1. 5e2d4f
  2. 5b304e
  3. 59324c
  4. 56344b
  5. 53364a
  6. 513848
  7. 4e3a47
  8. 4b3c45
  9. 483e44
  10. 443f42

Questions about #5e2d4f

What color is #5e2d4f?

#5e2d4f is soft dark pink. The closest named color is Japanese Violet. In RGB it is rgb(94, 45, 79), in HSL hsl(318.37, 35.25%, 27.25%) and in OKLCH oklch(37.496% 0.08526 340.134).

What colors go well with #5e2d4f?

The complementary color of #5e2d4f is #004e31. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #4f3362 and #662b36. The triadic partners are #4c4100 and #004a60.

Is white or black text more readable on #5e2d4f?

White text reads better on #5e2d4f: white gives a contrast ratio of 10.69:1 and black gives 1.96:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #5e2d4f a warm or cool color?

#5e2d4f is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 340 degrees, its lightness 37.5% and its chroma 0.085.