What color is #533F2A?

#533F2A is a dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Café Noir. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #533F2A?

The RGB value is 83, 63, 42: 83 red, 63 green and 42 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #533F2A?

The complementary color is #2A3E53, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #533F2A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.11:1 and white text 9.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#533F2A color

#533F2A rgb(83, 63, 42)

Shades of brown

The hex color #533F2A is a dark, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.5% red, 24.7% green and 16.5% blue (83, 63, 42).

Its hue angle is 31°, with 33% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 24% magenta, 49% yellow and 67% black.

The closest named color is Café Noir (#4B3621), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.94:1).

#533F2A color codes

HEX	`#533F2A`
RGB	`rgb(83, 63, 42)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.5%, 24.7%, 16.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(31, 33%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(31, 49%, 33%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 24%, 49%, 67%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(28.28, 5.57, 16.2)`
CIE LCH	`lch(28.28, 17.14, 71.02)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.763, 5.562, 2.96)`
Decimal	`5455658`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #533F2A, 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 #533F2A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.11:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.94:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#533F2A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.94:1	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 #533F2A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #533f2a; }
.text { color: #533f2a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #533f2a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(83 63 42 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #533f2a, #52532a); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #533F2A?: #533F2A is a dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Café Noir. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #533F2A?: The RGB value is 83, 63, 42: 83 red, 63 green and 42 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #533F2A?: The complementary color is #2A3E53, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #533F2A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.11:1 and white text 9.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.