What color is #53344A?

#53344A is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Shadow Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #53344A?

The RGB value is 83, 52, 74: 83 red, 52 green and 74 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #53344A?

The complementary color is #34533D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #53344A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.96:1 and white text 10.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#53344A color

#53344A rgb(83, 52, 74)

Shades of purple

The hex color #53344A is a dark, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.5% red, 20.4% green and 29% blue (83, 52, 74).

Its hue angle is 317°, with 23% saturation and 26% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 37% magenta, 11% yellow and 67% black.

The closest named color is Shadow Purple (#4E334E), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.73:1).

#53344A color codes

HEX	`#53344A`
RGB	`rgb(83, 52, 74)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.5%, 20.4%, 29%)`
HSL	`hsl(317, 23%, 26%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(317, 37%, 33%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 37%, 11%, 67%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(26.13, 17.85, -7.81)`
CIE LCH	`lch(26.13, 19.48, 336.38)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.031, 4.79, 7.084)`
Decimal	`5452874`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #53344A, 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 #53344A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.96:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.73:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#53344A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.73:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.96:1	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 #53344A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #53344a; }
.text { color: #53344a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #53344a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(83 52 74 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #53344a, #53343b); }

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Questions

What color is #53344A?: #53344A is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Shadow Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #53344A?: The RGB value is 83, 52, 74: 83 red, 52 green and 74 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #53344A?: The complementary color is #34533D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #53344A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.96:1 and white text 10.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.