Information about #5F2549 color

#5F2549 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#5F2549 falls into the Rose Color FamilyModerate Saturation, Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(95, 37, 73) — 37.3% red, 14.5% green, 28.6% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 23 / 9 / 63. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #5F2549 reads as a clearly saturated romantic rose and occupies the middle of the lightness scale. Designers typically reach for tones like this for balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Dark Cerise (#592746). Slightly further away sit Lynn Mettee Purple (#5D1C4F) and Pompadour (#6A1F44).

In RGB terms — rgb(95, 37, 73) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, white text reaches a 11.4:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); black stays at 1.8:1. For print, note the heavy black component (K:63) — ink coverage matters with tones this deep. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #5F2549 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#5F2549 color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#5F2549 color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #5F2549

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Dark Cerise color link
Dark Cerise

#592746

Pompadour color link
Pompadour

#6A1F44

Old Mauve color link
Old Mauve

#673147

Broadway color link
Broadway

#553146

Verve color link
Verve

#5D2E3C

Vine Grape color link
Vine Grape

#6D2B50

Siren color link
Siren

#69293B

Grape Purple color link
Grape Purple

#5D1451

Troubadour color link
Troubadour

#56225A

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#5F2549
  • RGB95, 37, 73
  • CMYK0, 23, 9, 63
  • CSSrgb(95, 37, 73)
  • HSL323°, 44%, 26%
  • HSL Precise322.759°, 43.939%, 25.882%
  • HSV323°, 61%, 37%
  • HSB323°, 61%, 37%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.373
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.145
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.286
  • GLSLvec3(0.373, 0.145, 0.286)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.373, 0.145, 0.286, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.373, 0.145, 0.286)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB37.3%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB14.5%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB28.6%
  • Color FamilyRose
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID5F2549
  • DECIMAL ID6235465
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01