What color is #53002F?

#53002F is a very dark, vivid rose, closest to the named color Evil Empire. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #53002F?

The RGB value is 83, 0, 47: 83 red, 0 green and 47 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #53002F?

The complementary color is #005324, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #53002F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.41:1 and white text 14.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#53002F color

#53002F rgb(83, 0, 47)

Shades of purple

The hex color #53002F is a very dark, vivid rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.5% red, 0% green and 18.4% blue (83, 0, 47).

Its hue angle is 326°, with 100% saturation and 16% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 100% magenta, 43% yellow and 67% black.

The closest named color is Evil Empire (#4C022F), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.91:1).

#53002F color codes

HEX	`#53002F`
RGB	`rgb(83, 0, 47)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.5%, 0%, 18.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(326, 100%, 16%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(326, 100%, 33%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 100%, 43%, 67%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(15.72, 38.35, -4.82)`
CIE LCH	`lch(15.72, 38.65, 352.84)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.081, 2.045, 2.869)`
Decimal	`5439535`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #53002F, 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 #53002F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.91:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#53002F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.91:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.41:1	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 #53002F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #53002f; }
.text { color: #53002f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #53002f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(83 0 47 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #53002f, #530005); }

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Questions

What color is #53002F?: #53002F is a very dark, vivid rose, closest to the named color Evil Empire. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #53002F?: The RGB value is 83, 0, 47: 83 red, 0 green and 47 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #53002F?: The complementary color is #005324, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #53002F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.41:1 and white text 14.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.