What color is #53293A?

#53293A is a dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Wine Tasting. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #53293A?

The RGB value is 83, 41, 58: 83 red, 41 green and 58 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #53293A?

The complementary color is #295342, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #53293A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.75:1 and white text 12.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#53293A color

#53293A rgb(83, 41, 58)

Shades of red

The hex color #53293A is a dark, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.5% red, 16.1% green and 22.7% blue (83, 41, 58).

Its hue angle is 336°, with 34% saturation and 24% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 51% magenta, 30% yellow and 67% black.

The closest named color is Wine Tasting (#492A34), a difference of 3.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.03:1).

#53293A color codes

HEX	`#53293A`
RGB	`rgb(83, 41, 58)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.5%, 16.1%, 22.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(336, 34%, 24%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(336, 51%, 33%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 51%, 30%, 67%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(22.76, 21.81, -2.07)`
CIE LCH	`lch(22.76, 21.91, 354.57)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.124, 3.731, 4.452)`
Decimal	`5450042`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #53293A, 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 #53293A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.75:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.03:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#53293A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.03:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.75:1	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 #53293A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #53293a; }
.text { color: #53293a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #53293a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(83 41 58 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #53293a, #532d29); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #53293A?: #53293A is a dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Wine Tasting. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #53293A?: The RGB value is 83, 41, 58: 83 red, 41 green and 58 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #53293A?: The complementary color is #295342, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #53293A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.75:1 and white text 12.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.