What color is #523F44?

#523F44 is a dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Vibrant Vine. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #523F44?

The RGB value is 82, 63, 68: 82 red, 63 green and 68 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #523F44?

The complementary color is #3F524D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #523F44?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.15:1 and white text 9.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#523F44 color

#523F44 rgb(82, 63, 68)

Shades of gray

The hex color #523F44 is a dark, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.2% red, 24.7% green and 26.7% blue (82, 63, 68).

Its hue angle is 344°, with 13% saturation and 28% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 23% magenta, 17% yellow and 68% black.

The closest named color is Vibrant Vine (#4B373A), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.75:1).

#523F44 color codes

HEX	`#523F44`
RGB	`rgb(82, 63, 68)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.2%, 24.7%, 26.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(344, 13%, 28%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(344, 23%, 32%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 23%, 17%, 68%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(28.82, 9.19, 0.12)`
CIE LCH	`lch(28.82, 9.19, 0.76)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.301, 5.766, 6.249)`
Decimal	`5390148`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #523F44, 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 #523F44	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.15:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.75:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#523F44 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.75:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.15:1	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 #523F44 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #523f44; }
.text { color: #523f44; }
.border { border: 2px solid #523f44; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(82 63 68 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #523f44, #52443f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #523F44?: #523F44 is a dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Vibrant Vine. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #523F44?: The RGB value is 82, 63, 68: 82 red, 63 green and 68 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #523F44?: The complementary color is #3F524D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #523F44?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.15:1 and white text 9.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.