What color is #533F22?

#533F22 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 #533F22?

The RGB value is 83, 63, 34: 83 red, 63 green and 34 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #533F22?

The complementary color is #223653, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #533F22?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.1:1 and white text 9.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#533F22 color

#533F22 rgb(83, 63, 34)

Shades of brown

The hex color #533F22 is a dark, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.5% red, 24.7% green and 13.3% blue (83, 63, 34).

Its hue angle is 36°, with 42% saturation and 23% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 24% magenta, 59% yellow and 67% black.

The closest named color is Avocado Stone (#4E3E1F), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.99:1).

#533F22 color codes

HEX	`#533F22`
RGB	`rgb(83, 63, 34)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.5%, 24.7%, 13.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(36, 42%, 23%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(36, 59%, 33%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 24%, 59%, 67%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(28.14, 4.69, 20.98)`
CIE LCH	`lch(28.14, 21.5, 77.4)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.634, 5.51, 2.28)`
Decimal	`5455650`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #533F22, 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 #533F22	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.1:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.99:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#533F22 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.99:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.1:1	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 #533F22 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #533f22; }
.text { color: #533f22; }
.border { border: 2px solid #533f22; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(83 63 34 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #533f22, #4f5322); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Taupe.

Questions

What color is #533F22?: #533F22 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 #533F22?: The RGB value is 83, 63, 34: 83 red, 63 green and 34 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #533F22?: The complementary color is #223653, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #533F22?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.1:1 and white text 9.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.