What color is #534A3F?

#534A3F is a dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Whiskey and Wine. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #534A3F?

The RGB value is 83, 74, 63: 83 red, 74 green and 63 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #534A3F?

The complementary color is #3F4853, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #534A3F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.42:1 and white text 8.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#534A3F color

#534A3F rgb(83, 74, 63)

Shades of gray

The hex color #534A3F is a dark, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.5% red, 29% green and 24.7% blue (83, 74, 63).

Its hue angle is 33°, with 14% saturation and 29% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 24% yellow and 67% black.

The closest named color is Whiskey and Wine (#49463F), a difference of 4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.68:1).

#534A3F color codes

HEX	`#534A3F`
RGB	`rgb(83, 74, 63)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.5%, 29%, 24.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(33, 14%, 29%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(33, 24%, 33%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 24%, 67%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(32.02, 1.72, 7.95)`
CIE LCH	`lch(32.02, 8.13, 77.82)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.913, 7.096, 5.707)`
Decimal	`5458495`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #534A3F, 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 #534A3F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.68:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#534A3F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.68:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.42:1	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 #534A3F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #534a3f; }
.text { color: #534a3f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #534a3f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(83 74 63 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #534a3f, #52533f); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #534A3F?: #534A3F is a dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Whiskey and Wine. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #534A3F?: The RGB value is 83, 74, 63: 83 red, 74 green and 63 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #534A3F?: The complementary color is #3F4853, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #534A3F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.42:1 and white text 8.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.