What color is #533548?

#533548 is a dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Shadow Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #533548?

The RGB value is 83, 53, 72: 83 red, 53 green and 72 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #533548?

The complementary color is #355340, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #533548?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.97:1 and white text 10.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#533548 color

#533548 rgb(83, 53, 72)

Shades of purple

The hex color #533548 is a dark, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.5% red, 20.8% green and 28.2% blue (83, 53, 72).

Its hue angle is 322°, with 22% saturation and 27% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 36% magenta, 13% yellow and 67% black.

The closest named color is Shadow Purple (#4E334E), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.66:1).

#533548 color codes

HEX	`#533548`
RGB	`rgb(83, 53, 72)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.5%, 20.8%, 28.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(322, 22%, 27%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(322, 36%, 33%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 36%, 13%, 67%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(26.31, 16.81, -6.2)`
CIE LCH	`lch(26.31, 17.92, 339.76)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.01, 4.853, 6.75)`
Decimal	`5453128`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #533548, 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 #533548	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.66:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#533548 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.66:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.97:1	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 #533548 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #533548; }
.text { color: #533548; }
.border { border: 2px solid #533548; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(83 53 72 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #533548, #533539); }

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Questions

What color is #533548?: #533548 is a dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Shadow Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #533548?: The RGB value is 83, 53, 72: 83 red, 53 green and 72 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #533548?: The complementary color is #355340, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #533548?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.97:1 and white text 10.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.