What color is #523A16?

#523A16 is a dark, moderate orange, closest to the named color Pineapple. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #523A16?

The RGB value is 82, 58, 22: 82 red, 58 green and 22 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #523A16?

The complementary color is #162E52, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #523A16?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.98:1 and white text 10.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#523A16 color

#523A16 rgb(82, 58, 22)

Shades of brown

The hex color #523A16 is a dark, moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.2% red, 22.7% green and 8.6% blue (82, 58, 22).

Its hue angle is 36°, with 58% saturation and 20% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 29% magenta, 73% yellow and 68% black.

The closest named color is Pineapple (#563C0D), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.63:1).

#523A16 color codes

HEX	`#523A16`
RGB	`rgb(82, 58, 22)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.2%, 22.7%, 8.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(36, 58%, 20%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(36, 73%, 32%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 29%, 73%, 68%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(26.39, 6.36, 25.89)`
CIE LCH	`lch(26.39, 26.66, 76.2)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.138, 4.878, 1.43)`
Decimal	`5388822`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #523A16, 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 #523A16	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.98:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.63:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#523A16 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.63:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.98:1	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 #523A16 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #523a16; }
.text { color: #523a16; }
.border { border: 2px solid #523a16; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(82 58 22 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #523a16, #4c5216); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Coffee.

Questions

What color is #523A16?: #523A16 is a dark, moderate orange, closest to the named color Pineapple. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #523A16?: The RGB value is 82, 58, 22: 82 red, 58 green and 22 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #523A16?: The complementary color is #162E52, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #523A16?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.98:1 and white text 10.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.