What color is #534645?

#534645 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 #534645?

The RGB value is 83, 70, 69: 83 red, 70 green and 69 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #534645?

The complementary color is #455253, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #534645?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.33:1 and white text 9.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#534645 color

#534645 rgb(83, 70, 69)

Shades of gray

The hex color #534645 is a dark, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.5% red, 27.5% green and 27.1% blue (83, 70, 69).

Its hue angle is 4°, with 9% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 17% yellow and 67% black.

The closest named color is Chinotto (#554747), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.01:1).

#534645 color codes

HEX	`#534645`
RGB	`rgb(83, 70, 69)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.5%, 27.5%, 27.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(4, 9%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(4, 17%, 33%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 16%, 17%, 67%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(30.99, 5.33, 2.65)`
CIE LCH	`lch(30.99, 5.95, 26.45)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.832, 6.649, 6.553)`
Decimal	`5457477`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #534645, 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 #534645	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.01:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#534645 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.01:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.33:1	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 #534645 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #534645; }
.text { color: #534645; }
.border { border: 2px solid #534645; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(83 70 69 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #534645, #534d45); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Umber.

Questions

What color is #534645?: #534645 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 #534645?: The RGB value is 83, 70, 69: 83 red, 70 green and 69 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #534645?: The complementary color is #455253, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #534645?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.33:1 and white text 9.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.