What color is #530C24?

#530C24 is a very dark, moderate rose, closest to the named color Drops of God. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #530C24?

The RGB value is 83, 12, 36: 83 red, 12 green and 36 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #530C24?

The complementary color is #0C533B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #530C24?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.45:1 and white text 14.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#530C24 color

#530C24 rgb(83, 12, 36)

Shades of red

The hex color #530C24 is a very dark, moderate rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.5% red, 4.7% green and 14.1% blue (83, 12, 36).

Its hue angle is 340°, with 75% saturation and 19% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 86% magenta, 57% yellow and 67% black.

The closest named color is Drops of God (#571E2F), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.52:1).

#530C24 color codes

HEX	`#530C24`
RGB	`rgb(83, 12, 36)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.5%, 4.7%, 14.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(340, 75%, 19%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(340, 86%, 33%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 86%, 57%, 67%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(16.65, 33.44, 4.53)`
CIE LCH	`lch(16.65, 33.74, 7.72)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.018, 2.23, 1.888)`
Decimal	`5442596`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #530C24, 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 #530C24	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.45:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.52:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#530C24 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.52:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.45:1	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 #530C24 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #530c24; }
.text { color: #530c24; }
.border { border: 2px solid #530c24; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(83 12 36 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #530c24, #53180c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Tyrian Purple.

Questions

What color is #530C24?: #530C24 is a very dark, moderate rose, closest to the named color Drops of God. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #530C24?: The RGB value is 83, 12, 36: 83 red, 12 green and 36 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #530C24?: The complementary color is #0C533B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #530C24?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.45:1 and white text 14.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.