What color is #53323F?

#53323F is a dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Wine Tasting. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #53323F?

The RGB value is 83, 50, 63: 83 red, 50 green and 63 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #53323F?

The complementary color is #325346, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #53323F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.9:1 and white text 11.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#53323F color

#53323F rgb(83, 50, 63)

Shades of red

The hex color #53323F is a dark, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.5% red, 19.6% green and 24.7% blue (83, 50, 63).

Its hue angle is 336°, with 25% saturation and 26% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 40% magenta, 24% yellow and 67% black.

The closest named color is Wine Tasting (#492A34), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.08:1).

#53323F color codes

HEX	`#53323F`
RGB	`rgb(83, 50, 63)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.5%, 19.6%, 24.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(336, 25%, 26%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(336, 40%, 33%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 40%, 24%, 67%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(25.2, 17.05, -1.86)`
CIE LCH	`lch(25.2, 17.15, 353.77)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.605, 4.479, 5.271)`
Decimal	`5452351`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #53323F, 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 #53323F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.9:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.08:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#53323F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.08:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.9:1	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 #53323F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #53323f; }
.text { color: #53323f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #53323f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(83 50 63 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #53323f, #533632); }

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Questions

What color is #53323F?: #53323F is a dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Wine Tasting. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #53323F?: The RGB value is 83, 50, 63: 83 red, 50 green and 63 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #53323F?: The complementary color is #325346, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #53323F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.9:1 and white text 11.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.