What color is #533939?

#533939 is a dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Monkey Island. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #533939?

The RGB value is 83, 57, 57: 83 red, 57 green and 57 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #533939?

The complementary color is #395353, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #533939?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.01:1 and white text 10.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#533939 color

#533939 rgb(83, 57, 57)

Shades of gray

The hex color #533939 is a dark, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.5% red, 22.4% green and 22.4% blue (83, 57, 57).

Its hue angle is 0°, with 19% saturation and 27% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 31% magenta, 31% yellow and 67% black.

The closest named color is Monkey Island (#553B39), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.44:1).

#533939 color codes

HEX	`#533939`
RGB	`rgb(83, 57, 57)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.5%, 22.4%, 22.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(0, 19%, 27%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(0, 31%, 33%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 31%, 31%, 67%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(26.91, 11.55, 4.61)`
CIE LCH	`lch(26.91, 12.44, 21.76)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.769, 5.061, 4.543)`
Decimal	`5454137`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #533939, 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 #533939	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.01:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.44:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#533939 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.44:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.01:1	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 #533939 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #533939; }
.text { color: #533939; }
.border { border: 2px solid #533939; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(83 57 57 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #533939, #534639); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #533939?: #533939 is a dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Monkey Island. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #533939?: The RGB value is 83, 57, 57: 83 red, 57 green and 57 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #533939?: The complementary color is #395353, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #533939?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.01:1 and white text 10.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.