What color is #532138?

#532138 is a dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Soul Anchor. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #532138?

The RGB value is 83, 33, 56: 83 red, 33 green and 56 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #532138?

The complementary color is #21533C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #532138?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.64:1 and white text 12.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#532138 color

#532138 rgb(83, 33, 56)

Shades of red

The hex color #532138 is a dark, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.5% red, 12.9% green and 22% blue (83, 33, 56).

Its hue angle is 332°, with 43% saturation and 23% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 60% magenta, 33% yellow and 67% black.

The closest named color is Soul Anchor (#5C1C39), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.79:1).

#532138 color codes

HEX	`#532138`
RGB	`rgb(83, 33, 56)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.5%, 12.9%, 22%)`
HSL	`hsl(332, 43%, 23%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(332, 60%, 33%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 60%, 33%, 67%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(20.88, 26.19, -3.49)`
CIE LCH	`lch(20.88, 26.42, 352.41)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.825, 3.213, 4.107)`
Decimal	`5447992`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #532138, 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 #532138	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.79:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#532138 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.79:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.64:1	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 #532138 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #532138; }
.text { color: #532138; }
.border { border: 2px solid #532138; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(83 33 56 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #532138, #532321); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Tyrian Purple.

Questions

What color is #532138?: #532138 is a dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Soul Anchor. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #532138?: The RGB value is 83, 33, 56: 83 red, 33 green and 56 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #532138?: The complementary color is #21533C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #532138?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.64:1 and white text 12.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.