What color is #523F48?

#523F48 is a dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Pitch Black. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #523F48?

The RGB value is 82, 63, 72: 82 red, 63 green and 72 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #523F48?

The complementary color is #3F5249, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #523F48?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.16:1 and white text 9.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#523F48 color

#523F48 rgb(82, 63, 72)

Shades of gray

The hex color #523F48 is a dark, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.2% red, 24.7% green and 28.2% blue (82, 63, 72).

Its hue angle is 332°, with 13% saturation and 28% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 23% magenta, 12% yellow and 68% black.

The closest named color is Pitch Black (#483C41), a difference of 4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.71:1).

#523F48 color codes

HEX	`#523F48`
RGB	`rgb(82, 63, 72)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.2%, 24.7%, 28.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(332, 13%, 28%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(332, 23%, 32%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 23%, 12%, 68%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(28.95, 9.97, -2.3)`
CIE LCH	`lch(28.95, 10.23, 347.02)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.427, 5.817, 6.914)`
Decimal	`5390152`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #523F48, 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 #523F48	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.71:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#523F48 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.71:1	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 #523F48 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #523f48; }
.text { color: #523f48; }
.border { border: 2px solid #523f48; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(82 63 72 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #523f48, #523f3f); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #523F48?: #523F48 is a dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Pitch Black. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #523F48?: The RGB value is 82, 63, 72: 82 red, 63 green and 72 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #523F48?: The complementary color is #3F5249, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #523F48?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.16:1 and white text 9.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.