What color is #533F42?

#533F42 is a dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Vibrant Vine. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #533F42?

The RGB value is 83, 63, 66: 83 red, 63 green and 66 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #533F42?

The complementary color is #3F5350, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #533F42?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.16:1 and white text 9.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#533F42 color

#533F42 rgb(83, 63, 66)

Shades of gray

The hex color #533F42 is a dark, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.5% red, 24.7% green and 25.9% blue (83, 63, 66).

Its hue angle is 351°, with 14% saturation and 29% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 24% magenta, 20% yellow and 67% black.

The closest named color is Vibrant Vine (#4B373A), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.73:1).

#533F42 color codes

HEX	`#533F42`
RGB	`rgb(83, 63, 66)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.5%, 24.7%, 25.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(351, 14%, 29%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(351, 24%, 33%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 24%, 20%, 67%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(28.87, 9.25, 1.52)`
CIE LCH	`lch(28.87, 9.37, 9.35)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.328, 5.788, 5.937)`
Decimal	`5455682`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #533F42, 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 #533F42	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.73:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#533F42 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.73:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.16:1	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 #533F42 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #533f42; }
.text { color: #533f42; }
.border { border: 2px solid #533f42; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(83 63 66 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #533f42, #53463f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Espresso.

Questions

What color is #533F42?: #533F42 is a dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Vibrant Vine. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #533F42?: The RGB value is 83, 63, 66: 83 red, 63 green and 66 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #533F42?: The complementary color is #3F5350, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #533F42?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.16:1 and white text 9.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.