What color is #533D1E?

#533D1E is a dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Avocado Stone. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #533D1E?

The RGB value is 83, 61, 30: 83 red, 61 green and 30 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #533D1E?

The complementary color is #1E3453, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #533D1E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.05:1 and white text 10.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#533D1E color

#533D1E rgb(83, 61, 30)

Shades of brown

The hex color #533D1E is a dark, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.5% red, 23.9% green and 11.8% blue (83, 61, 30).

Its hue angle is 35°, with 47% saturation and 22% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 27% magenta, 64% yellow and 67% black.

The closest named color is Avocado Stone (#4E3E1F), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.22:1).

#533D1E color codes

HEX	`#533D1E`
RGB	`rgb(83, 61, 30)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.5%, 23.9%, 11.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(35, 47%, 22%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(35, 64%, 33%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 27%, 64%, 67%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(27.49, 5.58, 22.6)`
CIE LCH	`lch(27.49, 23.28, 76.12)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.471, 5.271, 1.957)`
Decimal	`5455134`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #533D1E, 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 #533D1E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.05:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.22:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#533D1E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.22:1	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 #533D1E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #533d1e; }
.text { color: #533d1e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #533d1e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(83 61 30 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #533d1e, #4e531e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Taupe.

Questions

What color is #533D1E?: #533D1E is a dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Avocado Stone. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #533D1E?: The RGB value is 83, 61, 30: 83 red, 61 green and 30 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #533D1E?: The complementary color is #1E3453, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #533D1E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.05:1 and white text 10.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.