What color is #533846?

#533846 is a dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Eggplant. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #533846?

The RGB value is 83, 56, 70: 83 red, 56 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #533846?

The complementary color is #385345, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #533846?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.02:1 and white text 10.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#533846 color

#533846 rgb(83, 56, 70)

Shades of purple

The hex color #533846 is a dark, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.5% red, 22% green and 27.5% blue (83, 56, 70).

Its hue angle is 329°, with 19% saturation and 27% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 33% magenta, 16% yellow and 67% black.

The closest named color is Eggplant (#614051), a difference of 3.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.39:1).

#533846 color codes

HEX	`#533846`
RGB	`rgb(83, 56, 70)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.5%, 22%, 27.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(329, 19%, 27%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(329, 33%, 33%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 33%, 16%, 67%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(27.05, 14.5, -3.78)`
CIE LCH	`lch(27.05, 14.99, 345.38)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.087, 5.11, 6.459)`
Decimal	`5453894`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #533846, 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 #533846	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.02:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.39:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#533846 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.39:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.02:1	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 #533846 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #533846; }
.text { color: #533846; }
.border { border: 2px solid #533846; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(83 56 70 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #533846, #533839); }

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Questions

What color is #533846?: #533846 is a dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Eggplant. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #533846?: The RGB value is 83, 56, 70: 83 red, 56 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #533846?: The complementary color is #385345, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #533846?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.02:1 and white text 10.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.