What color is #523E37?

#523E37 is a dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Film Noir. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #523E37?

The RGB value is 82, 62, 55: 82 red, 62 green and 55 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #523E37?

The complementary color is #374B52, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #523E37?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.1:1 and white text 9.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#523E37 color

#523E37 rgb(82, 62, 55)

Shades of gray

The hex color #523E37 is a dark, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.2% red, 24.3% green and 21.6% blue (82, 62, 55).

Its hue angle is 16°, with 20% saturation and 27% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 24% magenta, 33% yellow and 68% black.

The closest named color is Film Noir (#473933), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.99:1).

#523E37 color codes

HEX	`#523E37`
RGB	`rgb(82, 62, 55)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.2%, 24.3%, 21.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(16, 20%, 27%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(16, 33%, 32%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 24%, 33%, 68%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(28.15, 7.56, 7.66)`
CIE LCH	`lch(28.15, 10.77, 45.39)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.892, 5.515, 4.368)`
Decimal	`5389879`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #523E37, 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 #523E37	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.1:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.99:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#523E37 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.99:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.1:1	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 #523E37 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #523e37; }
.text { color: #523e37; }
.border { border: 2px solid #523e37; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(82 62 55 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #523e37, #524c37); }

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Questions

What color is #523E37?: #523E37 is a dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Film Noir. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #523E37?: The RGB value is 82, 62, 55: 82 red, 62 green and 55 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #523E37?: The complementary color is #374B52, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #523E37?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.1:1 and white text 9.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.