What color is #533B4A?

#533B4A 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 #533B4A?

The RGB value is 83, 59, 74: 83 red, 59 green and 74 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #533B4A?

The complementary color is #3B5344, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #533B4A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.09:1 and white text 10.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#533B4A color

#533B4A rgb(83, 59, 74)

Shades of purple

The hex color #533B4A is a dark, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.5% red, 23.1% green and 29% blue (83, 59, 74).

Its hue angle is 323°, with 17% saturation and 28% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 29% magenta, 11% yellow and 67% black.

The closest named color is Eggplant (#614051), a difference of 3.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.04:1).

#533B4A color codes

HEX	`#533B4A`
RGB	`rgb(83, 59, 74)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.5%, 23.1%, 29%)`
HSL	`hsl(323, 17%, 28%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(323, 29%, 33%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 29%, 11%, 67%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(28.01, 13.36, -4.98)`
CIE LCH	`lch(28.01, 14.26, 339.56)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.367, 5.462, 7.196)`
Decimal	`5454666`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #533B4A, 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 #533B4A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.09:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.04:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#533B4A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.04:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.09:1	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 #533B4A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #533b4a; }
.text { color: #533b4a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #533b4a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(83 59 74 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #533b4a, #533b3e); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #533B4A?: #533B4A 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 #533B4A?: The RGB value is 83, 59, 74: 83 red, 59 green and 74 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #533B4A?: The complementary color is #3B5344, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #533B4A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.09:1 and white text 10.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.