What color is #533A20?

#533A20 is a dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Café Noir. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #533A20?

The RGB value is 83, 58, 32: 83 red, 58 green and 32 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #533A20?

The complementary color is #203953, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #533A20?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.99:1 and white text 10.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#533A20 color

#533A20 rgb(83, 58, 32)

Shades of brown

The hex color #533A20 is a dark, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.5% red, 22.7% green and 12.5% blue (83, 58, 32).

Its hue angle is 31°, with 44% saturation and 23% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 30% magenta, 61% yellow and 67% black.

The closest named color is Café Noir (#4B3621), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.53:1).

#533A20 color codes

HEX	`#533A20`
RGB	`rgb(83, 58, 32)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.5%, 22.7%, 12.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(31, 44%, 23%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(31, 61%, 33%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 30%, 61%, 67%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(26.65, 7.69, 20.38)`
CIE LCH	`lch(26.65, 21.78, 69.33)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.341, 4.97, 2.044)`
Decimal	`5454368`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #533A20, 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 #533A20	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.99:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.53:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#533A20 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.53:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.99:1	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 #533A20 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #533a20; }
.text { color: #533a20; }
.border { border: 2px solid #533a20; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(83 58 32 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #533a20, #535320); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Brown.

Questions

What color is #533A20?: #533A20 is a dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Café Noir. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #533A20?: The RGB value is 83, 58, 32: 83 red, 58 green and 32 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #533A20?: The complementary color is #203953, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #533A20?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.99:1 and white text 10.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.