What color is #534547?

#534547 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 #534547?

The RGB value is 83, 69, 71: 83 red, 69 green and 71 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #534547?

The complementary color is #455351, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #534547?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.31:1 and white text 9.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#534547 color

#534547 rgb(83, 69, 71)

Shades of gray

The hex color #534547 is a dark, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.5% red, 27.1% green and 27.8% blue (83, 69, 71).

Its hue angle is 351°, with 9% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 17% magenta, 14% yellow and 67% black.

The closest named color is Chinotto (#554747), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.09:1).

#534547 color codes

HEX	`#534547`
RGB	`rgb(83, 69, 71)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.5%, 27.1%, 27.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(351, 9%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(351, 17%, 33%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 17%, 14%, 67%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(30.76, 6.35, 1.02)`
CIE LCH	`lch(30.76, 6.43, 9.15)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.833, 6.55, 6.864)`
Decimal	`5457223`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #534547, 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 #534547	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.31:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.09:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#534547 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.09:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.31:1	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 #534547 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #534547; }
.text { color: #534547; }
.border { border: 2px solid #534547; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(83 69 71 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #534547, #534a45); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Umber.

Questions

What color is #534547?: #534547 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 #534547?: The RGB value is 83, 69, 71: 83 red, 69 green and 71 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #534547?: The complementary color is #455351, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #534547?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.31:1 and white text 9.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.