What color is #533D50?

#533D50 is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Shadow Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #533D50?

The RGB value is 83, 61, 80: 83 red, 61 green and 80 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #533D50?

The complementary color is #3D5340, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #533D50?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.15:1 and white text 9.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#533D50 color

#533D50 rgb(83, 61, 80)

Shades of purple

The hex color #533D50 is a dark, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.5% red, 23.9% green and 31.4% blue (83, 61, 80).

Its hue angle is 308°, with 15% saturation and 28% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 27% magenta, 4% yellow and 67% black.

The closest named color is Shadow Purple (#4E334E), a difference of 4.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.76:1).

#533D50 color codes

HEX	`#533D50`
RGB	`rgb(83, 61, 80)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.5%, 23.9%, 31.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(308, 15%, 28%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(308, 27%, 33%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 27%, 4%, 67%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(28.79, 13.33, -7.74)`
CIE LCH	`lch(28.79, 15.41, 329.86)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.684, 5.756, 8.347)`
Decimal	`5455184`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #533D50, 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 #533D50	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.15:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.76:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#533D50 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.76:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.15:1	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 #533D50 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #533d50; }
.text { color: #533d50; }
.border { border: 2px solid #533d50; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(83 61 80 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #533d50, #533d45); }

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Questions

What color is #533D50?: #533D50 is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Shadow Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #533D50?: The RGB value is 83, 61, 80: 83 red, 61 green and 80 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #533D50?: The complementary color is #3D5340, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #533D50?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.15:1 and white text 9.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.