What color is #53353D?

#53353D 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 #53353D?

The RGB value is 83, 53, 61: 83 red, 53 green and 61 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #53353D?

The complementary color is #35534B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #53353D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.94:1 and white text 10.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#53353D color

#53353D rgb(83, 53, 61)

Shades of red

The hex color #53353D is a dark, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.5% red, 20.8% green and 23.9% blue (83, 53, 61).

Its hue angle is 344°, with 22% saturation and 27% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 36% magenta, 27% yellow and 67% black.

The closest named color is Wine Tasting (#492A34), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.8:1).

#53353D color codes

HEX	`#53353D`
RGB	`rgb(83, 53, 61)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.5%, 20.8%, 23.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(344, 22%, 27%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(344, 36%, 33%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 36%, 27%, 67%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(25.93, 14.79, 0.55)`
CIE LCH	`lch(25.93, 14.8, 2.12)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.683, 4.722, 5.026)`
Decimal	`5453117`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #53353D, 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 #53353D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.94:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.8:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#53353D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.8:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.94:1	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 #53353D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #53353d; }
.text { color: #53353d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #53353d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(83 53 61 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #53353d, #533c35); }

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Questions

What color is #53353D?: #53353D 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 #53353D?: The RGB value is 83, 53, 61: 83 red, 53 green and 61 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #53353D?: The complementary color is #35534B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #53353D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.94:1 and white text 10.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.