What color is #523543?

#523543 is a dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Wine Tasting. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #523543?

The RGB value is 82, 53, 67: 82 red, 53 green and 67 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #523543?

The complementary color is #355244, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #523543?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.95:1 and white text 10.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#523543 color

#523543 rgb(82, 53, 67)

Shades of red

The hex color #523543 is a dark, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.2% red, 20.8% green and 26.3% blue (82, 53, 67).

Its hue angle is 331°, with 21% saturation and 26% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 35% magenta, 18% yellow and 68% black.

The closest named color is Wine Tasting (#492A34), a difference of 4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.77:1).

#523543 color codes

HEX	`#523543`
RGB	`rgb(82, 53, 67)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.2%, 20.8%, 26.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(331, 21%, 26%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(331, 35%, 32%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 35%, 18%, 68%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(26, 15.44, -3.36)`
CIE LCH	`lch(26, 15.8, 347.71)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.766, 4.746, 5.921)`
Decimal	`5387587`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #523543, 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 #523543	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.95:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.77:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#523543 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.77:1	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 #523543 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #523543; }
.text { color: #523543; }
.border { border: 2px solid #523543; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(82 53 67 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #523543, #523635); }

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Questions

What color is #523543?: #523543 is a dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Wine Tasting. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #523543?: The RGB value is 82, 53, 67: 82 red, 53 green and 67 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #523543?: The complementary color is #355244, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #523543?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.95:1 and white text 10.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.