What color is #523C13?

#523C13 is a very dark, moderate orange, closest to the named color Pineapple. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #523C13?

The RGB value is 82, 60, 19: 82 red, 60 green and 19 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #523C13?

The complementary color is #132952, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #523C13?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.01:1 and white text 10.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#523C13 color

#523C13 rgb(82, 60, 19)

Shades of brown

The hex color #523C13 is a very dark, moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.2% red, 23.5% green and 7.5% blue (82, 60, 19).

Its hue angle is 39°, with 62% saturation and 20% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 27% magenta, 77% yellow and 68% black.

The closest named color is Pineapple (#563C0D), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.42:1).

#523C13 color codes

HEX	`#523C13`
RGB	`rgb(82, 60, 19)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.2%, 23.5%, 7.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(39, 62%, 20%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(39, 77%, 32%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 27%, 77%, 68%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(26.94, 4.88, 28.09)`
CIE LCH	`lch(26.94, 28.51, 80.14)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.213, 5.073, 1.321)`
Decimal	`5389331`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #523C13, 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 #523C13	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.01:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.42:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#523C13 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.42:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.01:1	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 #523C13 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #523c13; }
.text { color: #523c13; }
.border { border: 2px solid #523c13; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(82 60 19 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #523c13, #495213); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Coffee.

Questions

What color is #523C13?: #523C13 is a very dark, moderate orange, closest to the named color Pineapple. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #523C13?: The RGB value is 82, 60, 19: 82 red, 60 green and 19 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #523C13?: The complementary color is #132952, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #523C13?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.01:1 and white text 10.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.