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#5E1237 Color

#5E1237 is rgb(94, 18, 55) in RGB, hsl(331, 68%, 22%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 81%, 41%, 63%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Spanish Purple (#66033C), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.08. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#5E1237
HEX#5E1237
RGBrgb(94, 18, 55)
HSLhsl(331, 68%, 22%)
HSVhsv(331, 81%, 37%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 81%, 41%, 63%)
OKLCHoklch(32.9% 0.113 355.9)
LABlab(20.66% 36.32 -2.63)
LCHlch(20.66% 36.41 355.86)

What #5E1237 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #5E1237, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Spanish Purple#66033CΔE 7.08Tyrian Purple#66023CΔE 7.33Pansy Purple#78184AΔE 10.42Light Chocolate Cosmos#551F2FΔE 10.95Old Mauve#673147ΔE 12.32Dark Raspberry#872657ΔE 14.87

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every pink in the library.

#5E1237 Channel Values

How #5E1237 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 94 · G 18 · B 558-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 331° · S 68% · L 22%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 331° · S 81% · V 37%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 81% · Y 41% · K 63%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance12.98:1 vs white · 1.62:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #5E1237 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text12.98:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text1.62:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #5E1237 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #5E1237

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #5E1237; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#5E1237
Complementary
#125E39
Analogous
#5E125D
Analogous
#5E1312
Triadic
#375E12
Triadic
#12375E
Split comp.
#125E13
Split comp.
#125D5E

Tints & Shades of #5E1237

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#8D1B52
#BC246E
#DA3E8A
#E269A4
#EB98C0
#F4C7DD

Shades

#51102F
#490E2A
#3C0B23
#330A1E
#270716
#1E0611

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #5E1237.

How #5E1237 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#5E1237
Protanopia#2B2B37
Protanomaly#452337
Deuteranopia#393935
Deuteranomaly#4A2E36
Tritanopia#5C1A1A
Tritanomaly#5D1728
Achromatopsia#313131

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #5E1237 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-5e1237: #5E1237;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #5E1237;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-5e1237': '#5E1237' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.369, green: 0.071, blue: 0.216)
Android XML<color name="color_5e1237">#5E1237</color>
SVG fillfill="#5E1237"

More Pink Colors

#5E1237 sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

200e15fff5ff240024fff5f82e051ffff0ff2f1d2ffff0f6301934fff0f5330033ffe0f057001d754875940094a800b7c43162d07cd0e0115fe936a7f38fa9fb64b6ff0a85ff70b8

#5E1237 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #5E1237?

#5E1237 is a dark pink — rgb(94, 18, 55) in RGB and hsl(331, 68%, 22%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Spanish Purple (#66033C), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.08.

What is the RGB value of #5E1237?

#5E1237 is rgb(94, 18, 55) — red 94, green 18, and blue 55 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #5E1237?

#5E1237 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 81%, 41%, 63%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #5E1237 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #5E1237 scores 12.98:1 against white and 1.62:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #5E1237 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #5E1237 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is purple (#800080) at a CIE76 distance of 40.08, which is a different colour altogether.

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