What color is #533E38?

#533E38 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 #533E38?

The RGB value is 83, 62, 56: 83 red, 62 green and 56 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #533E38?

The complementary color is #384D53, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #533E38?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.11:1 and white text 9.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#533E38 color

#533E38 rgb(83, 62, 56)

Shades of gray

The hex color #533E38 is a dark, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.5% red, 24.3% green and 22% blue (83, 62, 56).

Its hue angle is 13°, with 19% saturation and 27% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 25% magenta, 33% yellow and 67% black.

The closest named color is Monkey Island (#553B39), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.93:1).

#533E38 color codes

HEX	`#533E38`
RGB	`rgb(83, 62, 56)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.5%, 24.3%, 22%)`
HSL	`hsl(13, 19%, 27%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(13, 33%, 33%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 25%, 33%, 67%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(28.3, 8.18, 7.24)`
CIE LCH	`lch(28.3, 10.92, 41.5)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.004, 5.57, 4.5)`
Decimal	`5455416`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #533E38, 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 #533E38	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.11:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.93:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#533E38 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.93:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.11:1	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 #533E38 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #533e38; }
.text { color: #533e38; }
.border { border: 2px solid #533e38; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(83 62 56 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #533e38, #534c38); }

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Questions

What color is #533E38?: #533E38 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 #533E38?: The RGB value is 83, 62, 56: 83 red, 62 green and 56 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #533E38?: The complementary color is #384D53, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #533E38?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.11:1 and white text 9.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.