What color is #533B38?

#533B38 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 #533B38?

The RGB value is 83, 59, 56: 83 red, 59 green and 56 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #533B38?

The complementary color is #385053, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #533B38?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.05:1 and white text 10.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#533B38 color

#533B38 rgb(83, 59, 56)

Shades of gray

The hex color #533B38 is a dark, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.5% red, 23.1% green and 22% blue (83, 59, 56).

Its hue angle is 7°, with 19% saturation and 27% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 29% magenta, 33% yellow and 67% black.

The closest named color is Monkey Island (#553B39), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.24:1).

#533B38 color codes

HEX	`#533B38`
RGB	`rgb(83, 59, 56)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.5%, 23.1%, 22%)`
HSL	`hsl(7, 19%, 27%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(7, 33%, 33%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 29%, 33%, 67%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(27.44, 10.1, 6.03)`
CIE LCH	`lch(27.44, 11.77, 30.82)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.845, 5.253, 4.447)`
Decimal	`5454648`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #533B38, 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 #533B38	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.05:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.24:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#533B38 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.24:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.05:1	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 #533B38 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #533b38; }
.text { color: #533b38; }
.border { border: 2px solid #533b38; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(83 59 56 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #533b38, #534938); }

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Questions

What color is #533B38?: #533B38 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 #533B38?: The RGB value is 83, 59, 56: 83 red, 59 green and 56 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #533B38?: The complementary color is #385053, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #533B38?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.05:1 and white text 10.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.