What color is #53312A?

#53312A is a dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Espresso. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #53312A?

The RGB value is 83, 49, 42: 83 red, 49 green and 42 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #53312A?

The complementary color is #2A4C53, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #53312A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.84:1 and white text 11.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#53312A color

#53312A rgb(83, 49, 42)

Shades of brown

The hex color #53312A is a dark, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.5% red, 19.2% green and 16.5% blue (83, 49, 42).

Its hue angle is 10°, with 33% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 41% magenta, 49% yellow and 67% black.

The closest named color is Espresso (#4E312D), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.41:1).

#53312A color codes

HEX	`#53312A`
RGB	`rgb(83, 49, 42)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.5%, 19.2%, 16.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(10, 33%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(10, 49%, 33%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 41%, 49%, 67%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(24.33, 14.54, 10.98)`
CIE LCH	`lch(24.33, 18.22, 37.04)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.084, 4.203, 2.734)`
Decimal	`5452074`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #53312A, 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 #53312A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.84:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.41:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#53312A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.41:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.84:1	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 #53312A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #53312a; }
.text { color: #53312a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #53312a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(83 49 42 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #53312a, #53462a); }

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Questions

What color is #53312A?: #53312A is a dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Espresso. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #53312A?: The RGB value is 83, 49, 42: 83 red, 49 green and 42 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #53312A?: The complementary color is #2A4C53, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #53312A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.84:1 and white text 11.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.