What color is #532B2A?

#532B2A is a dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Worcestershire Sauce. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #532B2A?

The RGB value is 83, 43, 42: 83 red, 43 green and 42 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #532B2A?

The complementary color is #2A5253, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #532B2A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.75:1 and white text 12.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#532B2A color

#532B2A rgb(83, 43, 42)

Shades of red

The hex color #532B2A is a dark, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.5% red, 16.9% green and 16.5% blue (83, 43, 42).

Its hue angle is 1°, with 33% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 48% magenta, 49% yellow and 67% black.

The closest named color is Worcestershire Sauce (#572B26), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.02:1).

#532B2A color codes

HEX	`#532B2A`
RGB	`rgb(83, 43, 42)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.5%, 16.9%, 16.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(1, 33%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(1, 49%, 33%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 48%, 49%, 67%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(22.77, 18.32, 8.85)`
CIE LCH	`lch(22.77, 20.35, 25.79)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.849, 3.734, 2.655)`
Decimal	`5450538`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #532B2A, 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 #532B2A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.75:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.02:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#532B2A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.02:1	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 #532B2A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #532b2a; }
.text { color: #532b2a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #532b2a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(83 43 42 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #532b2a, #53402a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Espresso.

Questions

What color is #532B2A?: #532B2A is a dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Worcestershire Sauce. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #532B2A?: The RGB value is 83, 43, 42: 83 red, 43 green and 42 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #532B2A?: The complementary color is #2A5253, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #532B2A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.75:1 and white text 12.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.