What color is #533400?

#533400 is a very dark, vivid orange, closest to the named color Pineapple. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #533400?

The RGB value is 83, 52, 0: 83 red, 52 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #533400?

The complementary color is #001F53, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #533400?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.86:1 and white text 11.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#533400 color

#533400 rgb(83, 52, 0)

Shades of brown

The hex color #533400 is a very dark, vivid orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.5% red, 20.4% green and 0% blue (83, 52, 0).

Its hue angle is 38°, with 100% saturation and 16% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 37% magenta, 100% yellow and 67% black.

The closest named color is Pineapple (#563C0D), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.3:1).

#533400 color codes

HEX	`#533400`
RGB	`rgb(83, 52, 0)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.5%, 20.4%, 0%)`
HSL	`hsl(38, 100%, 16%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(38, 100%, 33%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 37%, 100%, 67%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(24.63, 9.65, 34.21)`
CIE LCH	`lch(24.63, 35.55, 74.24)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.796, 4.295, 0.577)`
Decimal	`5452800`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #533400, 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 #533400	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.86:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.3:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#533400 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.3:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.86:1	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 #533400 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #533400; }
.text { color: #533400; }
.border { border: 2px solid #533400; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(83 52 0 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #533400, #495300); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Chocolate Brown.

Questions

What color is #533400?: #533400 is a very dark, vivid orange, closest to the named color Pineapple. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #533400?: The RGB value is 83, 52, 0: 83 red, 52 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #533400?: The complementary color is #001F53, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #533400?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.86:1 and white text 11.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.