What color is #533B19?

#533B19 is a dark, moderate orange, closest to the named color Pineapple. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #533B19?

The RGB value is 83, 59, 25: 83 red, 59 green and 25 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #533B19?

The complementary color is #193153, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #533B19?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.01:1 and white text 10.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#533B19 color

#533B19 rgb(83, 59, 25)

Shades of brown

The hex color #533B19 is a dark, moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.5% red, 23.1% green and 9.8% blue (83, 59, 25).

Its hue angle is 35°, with 54% saturation and 21% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 29% magenta, 70% yellow and 67% black.

The closest named color is Pineapple (#563C0D), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.46:1).

#533B19 color codes

HEX	`#533B19`
RGB	`rgb(83, 59, 25)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.5%, 23.1%, 9.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(35, 54%, 21%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(35, 70%, 33%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 29%, 70%, 67%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(26.84, 6.44, 24.75)`
CIE LCH	`lch(26.84, 25.58, 75.41)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.307, 5.038, 1.612)`
Decimal	`5454617`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #533B19, 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 #533B19	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.01:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.46:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#533B19 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.46:1	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 #533B19 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #533b19; }
.text { color: #533b19; }
.border { border: 2px solid #533b19; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(83 59 25 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #533b19, #4e5319); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Coffee.

Questions

What color is #533B19?: #533B19 is a dark, moderate orange, closest to the named color Pineapple. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #533B19?: The RGB value is 83, 59, 25: 83 red, 59 green and 25 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #533B19?: The complementary color is #193153, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #533B19?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.01:1 and white text 10.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.