What color is #53403E?

#53403E 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 #53403E?

The RGB value is 83, 64, 62: 83 red, 64 green and 62 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #53403E?

The complementary color is #3E5153, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #53403E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.17:1 and white text 9.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#53403E color

#53403E rgb(83, 64, 62)

Shades of gray

The hex color #53403E is a dark, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.5% red, 25.1% green and 24.3% blue (83, 64, 62).

Its hue angle is 6°, with 14% saturation and 28% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 23% magenta, 25% yellow and 67% black.

The closest named color is Monkey Island (#553B39), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.67:1).

#53403E color codes

HEX	`#53403E`
RGB	`rgb(83, 64, 62)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.5%, 25.1%, 24.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(6, 14%, 28%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(6, 25%, 33%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 23%, 25%, 67%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(29.04, 7.89, 4.38)`
CIE LCH	`lch(29.04, 9.02, 29.01)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.27, 5.854, 5.356)`
Decimal	`5455934`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #53403E, 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 #53403E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.67:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#53403E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.67:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.17:1	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 #53403E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #53403e; }
.text { color: #53403e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #53403e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(83 64 62 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #53403e, #534a3e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Espresso.

Questions

What color is #53403E?: #53403E 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 #53403E?: The RGB value is 83, 64, 62: 83 red, 64 green and 62 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #53403E?: The complementary color is #3E5153, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #53403E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.17:1 and white text 9.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.