What color is #523350?

#523350 is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Shadow Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #523350?

The RGB value is 82, 51, 80: 82 red, 51 green and 80 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #523350?

The complementary color is #335235, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #523350?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.95:1 and white text 10.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#523350 color

#523350 rgb(82, 51, 80)

Shades of purple

The hex color #523350 is a dark, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.2% red, 20% green and 31.4% blue (82, 51, 80).

Its hue angle is 304°, with 23% saturation and 26% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 38% magenta, 2% yellow and 68% black.

The closest named color is Shadow Purple (#4E334E), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.78:1).

#523350 color codes

HEX	`#523350`
RGB	`rgb(82, 51, 80)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.2%, 20%, 31.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(304, 23%, 26%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(304, 38%, 32%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 38%, 2%, 68%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(25.98, 19.35, -12.01)`
CIE LCH	`lch(25.98, 22.77, 328.17)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.111, 4.741, 8.181)`
Decimal	`5387088`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #523350, 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 #523350	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.95:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.78:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#523350 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.78:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.95:1	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 #523350 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #523350; }
.text { color: #523350; }
.border { border: 2px solid #523350; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(82 51 80 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #523350, #523341); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #523350?: #523350 is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Shadow Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #523350?: The RGB value is 82, 51, 80: 82 red, 51 green and 80 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #523350?: The complementary color is #335235, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #523350?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.95:1 and white text 10.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.