What color is #533D49?

#533D49 is a dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Voodoo. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #533D49?

The RGB value is 83, 61, 73: 83 red, 61 green and 73 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #533D49?

The complementary color is #3D5347, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #533D49?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.13:1 and white text 9.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#533D49 color

#533D49 rgb(83, 61, 73)

Shades of gray

The hex color #533D49 is a dark, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.5% red, 23.9% green and 28.6% blue (83, 61, 73).

Its hue angle is 327°, with 15% saturation and 28% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 27% magenta, 12% yellow and 67% black.

The closest named color is Voodoo (#443240), a difference of 4.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.85:1).

#533D49 color codes

HEX	`#533D49`
RGB	`rgb(83, 61, 73)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.5%, 23.9%, 28.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(327, 15%, 28%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(327, 27%, 33%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 27%, 12%, 67%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(28.53, 11.87, -3.55)`
CIE LCH	`lch(28.53, 12.39, 343.36)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.439, 5.658, 7.055)`
Decimal	`5455177`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #533D49, 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 #533D49	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.13:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.85:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#533D49 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.85:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.13:1	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 #533D49 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #533d49; }
.text { color: #533d49; }
.border { border: 2px solid #533d49; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(83 61 73 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #533d49, #533d3e); }

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Questions

What color is #533D49?: #533D49 is a dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Voodoo. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #533D49?: The RGB value is 83, 61, 73: 83 red, 61 green and 73 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #533D49?: The complementary color is #3D5347, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #533D49?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.13:1 and white text 9.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.