What color is #523D57?

#523D57 is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Shadow Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #523D57?

The RGB value is 82, 61, 87: 82 red, 61 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #523D57?

The complementary color is #42573D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #523D57?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.16:1 and white text 9.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#523D57 color

#523D57 rgb(82, 61, 87)

Shades of purple

The hex color #523D57 is a dark, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.2% red, 23.9% green and 34.1% blue (82, 61, 87).

Its hue angle is 288°, with 18% saturation and 29% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 30% magenta, 0% yellow and 66% black.

The closest named color is Shadow Purple (#4E334E), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.7:1).

#523D57 color codes

HEX	`#523D57`
RGB	`rgb(82, 61, 87)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.2%, 23.9%, 34.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(288, 18%, 29%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(288, 30%, 34%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 30%, 0%, 66%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(28.95, 14.5, -12.05)`
CIE LCH	`lch(28.95, 18.86, 320.27)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.868, 5.82, 9.776)`
Decimal	`5389655`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #523D57, 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 #523D57	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.7:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#523D57 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.7:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.16:1	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 #523D57 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #523d57; }
.text { color: #523d57; }
.border { border: 2px solid #523d57; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(82 61 87 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #523d57, #573d4f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #523D57?: #523D57 is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Shadow Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #523D57?: The RGB value is 82, 61, 87: 82 red, 61 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #523D57?: The complementary color is #42573D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #523D57?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.16:1 and white text 9.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.