What color is #53354A?

#53354A 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 #53354A?

The RGB value is 83, 53, 74: 83 red, 53 green and 74 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #53354A?

The complementary color is #35533E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #53354A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.98:1 and white text 10.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#53354A color

#53354A rgb(83, 53, 74)

Shades of purple

The hex color #53354A is a dark, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.5% red, 20.8% green and 29% blue (83, 53, 74).

Its hue angle is 318°, with 22% saturation and 27% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 36% magenta, 11% yellow and 67% black.

The closest named color is Shadow Purple (#4E334E), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.63:1).

#53354A color codes

HEX	`#53354A`
RGB	`rgb(83, 53, 74)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.5%, 20.8%, 29%)`
HSL	`hsl(318, 22%, 27%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(318, 36%, 33%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 36%, 11%, 67%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(26.39, 17.21, -7.41)`
CIE LCH	`lch(26.39, 18.74, 336.71)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.076, 4.88, 7.099)`
Decimal	`5453130`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #53354A, 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 #53354A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.98:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.63:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#53354A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.63:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.98:1	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 #53354A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #53354a; }
.text { color: #53354a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #53354a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(83 53 74 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #53354a, #53353b); }

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Questions

What color is #53354A?: #53354A 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 #53354A?: The RGB value is 83, 53, 74: 83 red, 53 green and 74 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #53354A?: The complementary color is #35533E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #53354A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.98:1 and white text 10.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.