Close to Eggplant
#5A283F
#5A283F is a dark, muted pink, close to the color Eggplant. In RGB it’s made of 35.3% red, 15.7% green, and 24.7% blue. Its hue is 332°, with 38% saturation and 25% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. White text sits best on top of it.
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Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #5A283F.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
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Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
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WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
White text on this color
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1.81:1 FailThis color as text on white
11.60:1 AAAThis color as text on black
1.81:1 FailHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #5A283F as they’d see it.
#5A283F in use
A headline in this color
Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
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Questions about #5A283F
What color is #5A283F?
#5A283F is a dark, muted pink, close to the color Eggplant. In RGB it’s made of 35.3% red, 15.7% green, and 24.7% blue. Its hue is 332°, with 38% saturation and 25% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. White text sits best on top of it.
What is #5A283F in RGB?
#5A283F is rgb(90, 40, 63): 90 red, 40 green, and 63 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #5A283F in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(0, 56, 30, 65). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #5A283F?
PANTONE 262 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #5A283F?
Its complement #05422B gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.