What color is #523921?

#523921 is a dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Café Noir. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #523921?

The RGB value is 82, 57, 33: 82 red, 57 green and 33 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #523921?

The complementary color is #213A52, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #523921?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.97:1 and white text 10.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#523921 color

#523921 rgb(82, 57, 33)

Shades of brown

The hex color #523921 is a dark, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.2% red, 22.4% green and 12.9% blue (82, 57, 33).

Its hue angle is 29°, with 43% saturation and 23% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 30% magenta, 60% yellow and 68% black.

The closest named color is Café Noir (#4B3621), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.68:1).

#523921 color codes

HEX	`#523921`
RGB	`rgb(82, 57, 33)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.2%, 22.4%, 12.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(29, 43%, 23%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(29, 60%, 32%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 30%, 60%, 68%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(26.25, 7.93, 19.24)`
CIE LCH	`lch(26.25, 20.81, 67.59)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.218, 4.83, 2.096)`
Decimal	`5388577`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #523921, 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 #523921	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.68:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#523921 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.68:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.97:1	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 #523921 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #523921; }
.text { color: #523921; }
.border { border: 2px solid #523921; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(82 57 33 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #523921, #525221); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Brown.

Questions

What color is #523921?: #523921 is a dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Café Noir. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #523921?: The RGB value is 82, 57, 33: 82 red, 57 green and 33 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #523921?: The complementary color is #213A52, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #523921?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.97:1 and white text 10.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.