What color is #523932?

#523932 is a dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Monkey Island. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #523932?

The RGB value is 82, 57, 50: 82 red, 57 green and 50 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #523932?

The complementary color is #324B52, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #523932?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.99:1 and white text 10.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#523932 color

#523932 rgb(82, 57, 50)

Shades of brown

The hex color #523932 is a dark, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.2% red, 22.4% green and 19.6% blue (82, 57, 50).

Its hue angle is 13°, with 24% saturation and 26% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 30% magenta, 39% yellow and 68% black.

The closest named color is Monkey Island (#553B39), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.55:1).

#523932 color codes

HEX	`#523932`
RGB	`rgb(82, 57, 50)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.2%, 22.4%, 19.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(13, 24%, 26%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(13, 39%, 32%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 30%, 39%, 68%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(26.59, 10.02, 8.76)`
CIE LCH	`lch(26.59, 13.31, 41.17)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.519, 4.951, 3.682)`
Decimal	`5388594`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #523932, 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 #523932	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.99:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.55:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#523932 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.55:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.99:1	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 #523932 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #523932; }
.text { color: #523932; }
.border { border: 2px solid #523932; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(82 57 50 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #523932, #524932); }

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Questions

What color is #523932?: #523932 is a dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Monkey Island. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #523932?: The RGB value is 82, 57, 50: 82 red, 57 green and 50 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #523932?: The complementary color is #324B52, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #523932?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.99:1 and white text 10.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.