What color is #53384A?

#53384A 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 #53384A?

The RGB value is 83, 56, 74: 83 red, 56 green and 74 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #53384A?

The complementary color is #385341, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #53384A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.03:1 and white text 10.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#53384A color

#53384A rgb(83, 56, 74)

Shades of purple

The hex color #53384A is a dark, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.5% red, 22% green and 29% blue (83, 56, 74).

Its hue angle is 320°, with 19% saturation and 27% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 33% magenta, 11% yellow and 67% black.

The closest named color is Eggplant (#614051), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.33:1).

#53384A color codes

HEX	`#53384A`
RGB	`rgb(83, 56, 74)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.5%, 22%, 29%)`
HSL	`hsl(320, 19%, 27%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(320, 33%, 33%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 33%, 11%, 67%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(27.19, 15.29, -6.21)`
CIE LCH	`lch(27.19, 16.5, 337.91)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.217, 5.162, 7.146)`
Decimal	`5453898`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #53384A, 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 #53384A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.03:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.33:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#53384A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.33:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.03:1	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 #53384A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #53384a; }
.text { color: #53384a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #53384a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(83 56 74 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #53384a, #53383d); }

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Questions

What color is #53384A?: #53384A 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 #53384A?: The RGB value is 83, 56, 74: 83 red, 56 green and 74 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #53384A?: The complementary color is #385341, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #53384A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.03:1 and white text 10.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.