What color is #534B39?

#534B39 is a dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Olive Leaf. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #534B39?

The RGB value is 83, 75, 57: 83 red, 75 green and 57 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #534B39?

The complementary color is #394153, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #534B39?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.43:1 and white text 8.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#534B39 color

#534B39 rgb(83, 75, 57)

Shades of gray

The hex color #534B39 is a dark, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.5% red, 29.4% green and 22.4% blue (83, 75, 57).

Its hue angle is 42°, with 19% saturation and 27% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 31% yellow and 67% black.

The closest named color is Olive Leaf (#4E4B35), a difference of 3.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.63:1).

#534B39 color codes

HEX	`#534B39`
RGB	`rgb(83, 75, 57)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.5%, 29.4%, 22.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(42, 19%, 27%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(42, 31%, 33%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 31%, 67%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(32.18, 0.1, 11.96)`
CIE LCH	`lch(32.18, 11.97, 89.51)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.822, 7.167, 4.894)`
Decimal	`5458745`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #534B39, 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 #534B39	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.63:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#534B39 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.63:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.43:1	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 #534B39 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #534b39; }
.text { color: #534b39; }
.border { border: 2px solid #534b39; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(83 75 57 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #534b39, #4e5339); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Taupe.

Questions

What color is #534B39?: #534B39 is a dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Olive Leaf. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #534B39?: The RGB value is 83, 75, 57: 83 red, 75 green and 57 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #534B39?: The complementary color is #394153, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #534B39?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.43:1 and white text 8.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.