What color is #523F31?

#523F31 is a dark, desaturated orange known as Turtle. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Turtle?

The RGB value is 82, 63, 49: 82 red, 63 green and 49 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Turtle?

The complementary color is #314452, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #523F31?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.11:1 and white text 9.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Turtle color: hex code #523F31

#523F31 rgb(82, 63, 49)

Shades of brown

Turtle has the hex code #523F31. It is a dark, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.2% red, 24.7% green and 19.2% blue (82, 63, 49).

Its hue angle is 25°, with 25% saturation and 26% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 23% magenta, 40% yellow and 68% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.93:1).

Turtle (#523F31) color codes

HEX	`#523F31`
RGB	`rgb(82, 63, 49)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.2%, 24.7%, 19.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(25, 25%, 26%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(25, 40%, 32%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 23%, 40%, 68%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(28.3, 6.02, 11.75)`
CIE LCH	`lch(28.3, 13.21, 62.88)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.812, 5.571, 3.674)`
Decimal	`5390129`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Turtle, 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 #523F31	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.11:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.93:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#523F31 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.93:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.11:1	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 #523F31 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #523f31; }
.text { color: #523f31; }
.border { border: 2px solid #523f31; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(82 63 49 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #523f31, #525031); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #523F31 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #523F31?: #523F31 is a dark, desaturated orange known as Turtle. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Turtle?: The RGB value is 82, 63, 49: 82 red, 63 green and 49 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Turtle?: The complementary color is #314452, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #523F31?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.11:1 and white text 9.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.