What color is #532D46?

#532D46 is a dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Murasaki. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #532D46?

The RGB value is 83, 45, 70: 83 red, 45 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #532D46?

The complementary color is #2D533A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #532D46?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.83:1 and white text 11.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#532D46 color

#532D46 rgb(83, 45, 70)

Shades of purple

The hex color #532D46 is a dark, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.5% red, 17.6% green and 27.5% blue (83, 45, 70).

Its hue angle is 321°, with 30% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 46% magenta, 16% yellow and 67% black.

The closest named color is Murasaki (#4F284B), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.47:1).

#532D46 color codes

HEX	`#532D46`
RGB	`rgb(83, 45, 70)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.5%, 17.6%, 27.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(321, 30%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(321, 46%, 33%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 46%, 16%, 67%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(24.19, 21.46, -8.07)`
CIE LCH	`lch(24.19, 22.93, 339.4)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.611, 4.158, 6.3)`
Decimal	`5451078`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #532D46, 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 #532D46	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.83:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.47:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#532D46 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.47:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.83:1	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 #532D46 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #532d46; }
.text { color: #532d46; }
.border { border: 2px solid #532d46; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(83 45 70 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #532d46, #532d33); }

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Questions

What color is #532D46?: #532D46 is a dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Murasaki. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #532D46?: The RGB value is 83, 45, 70: 83 red, 45 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #532D46?: The complementary color is #2D533A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #532D46?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.83:1 and white text 11.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.