What color is #523548?

#523548 is a dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Shadow Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #523548?

The RGB value is 82, 53, 72: 82 red, 53 green and 72 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #523548?

The complementary color is #35523F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #523548?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.96:1 and white text 10.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#523548 color

#523548 rgb(82, 53, 72)

Shades of purple

The hex color #523548 is a dark, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.2% red, 20.8% green and 28.2% blue (82, 53, 72).

Its hue angle is 321°, with 21% saturation and 26% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 35% magenta, 12% yellow and 68% black.

The closest named color is Shadow Purple (#4E334E), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.71:1).

#523548 color codes

HEX	`#523548`
RGB	`rgb(82, 53, 72)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.2%, 20.8%, 28.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(321, 21%, 26%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(321, 35%, 32%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 35%, 12%, 68%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(26.18, 16.41, -6.41)`
CIE LCH	`lch(26.18, 17.62, 338.66)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.922, 4.808, 6.746)`
Decimal	`5387592`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #523548, 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 #523548	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.96:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.71:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#523548 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.71:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.96:1	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 #523548 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #523548; }
.text { color: #523548; }
.border { border: 2px solid #523548; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(82 53 72 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #523548, #523539); }

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Questions

What color is #523548?: #523548 is a dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Shadow Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #523548?: The RGB value is 82, 53, 72: 82 red, 53 green and 72 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #523548?: The complementary color is #35523F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #523548?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.96:1 and white text 10.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.