What color is #534343?

#534343 is a dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Chinotto. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #534343?

The RGB value is 83, 67, 67: 83 red, 67 green and 67 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #534343?

The complementary color is #435353, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #534343?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.25:1 and white text 9.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#534343 color

#534343 rgb(83, 67, 67)

Shades of gray

The hex color #534343 is a dark, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.5% red, 26.3% green and 26.3% blue (83, 67, 67).

Its hue angle is 0°, with 11% saturation and 29% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 19% magenta, 19% yellow and 67% black.

The closest named color is Chinotto (#554747), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.33:1).

#534343 color codes

HEX	`#534343`
RGB	`rgb(83, 67, 67)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.5%, 26.3%, 26.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(0, 11%, 29%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(0, 19%, 33%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 19%, 19%, 67%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(30.06, 6.87, 2.59)`
CIE LCH	`lch(30.06, 7.34, 20.65)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.588, 6.259, 6.17)`
Decimal	`5456707`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #534343, 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 #534343	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.25:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.33:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#534343 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.33:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.25:1	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 #534343 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #534343; }
.text { color: #534343; }
.border { border: 2px solid #534343; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(83 67 67 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #534343, #534b43); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Umber.

Questions

What color is #534343?: #534343 is a dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Chinotto. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #534343?: The RGB value is 83, 67, 67: 83 red, 67 green and 67 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #534343?: The complementary color is #435353, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #534343?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.25:1 and white text 9.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.