What color is #534D35?

#534D35 is a dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Olive Leaf. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #534D35?

The RGB value is 83, 77, 53: 83 red, 77 green and 53 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #534D35?

The complementary color is #353B53, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #534D35?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.48:1 and white text 8.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#534D35 color

#534D35 rgb(83, 77, 53)

Shades of brown

The hex color #534D35 is a dark, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.5% red, 30.2% green and 20.8% blue (83, 77, 53).

Its hue angle is 48°, with 22% saturation and 27% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 36% yellow and 67% black.

The closest named color is Olive Leaf (#4E4B35), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.47:1).

#534D35 color codes

HEX	`#534D35`
RGB	`rgb(83, 77, 53)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.5%, 30.2%, 20.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(48, 22%, 27%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(48, 36%, 33%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 36%, 67%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(32.71, -1.74, 15.17)`
CIE LCH	`lch(32.71, 15.27, 96.54)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.864, 7.404, 4.435)`
Decimal	`5459253`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #534D35, 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 #534D35	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.48:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.47:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#534D35 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.47:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.48:1	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 #534D35 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #534d35; }
.text { color: #534d35; }
.border { border: 2px solid #534d35; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(83 77 53 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #534d35, #4a5335); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #534D35?: #534D35 is a dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Olive Leaf. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #534D35?: The RGB value is 83, 77, 53: 83 red, 77 green and 53 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #534D35?: The complementary color is #353B53, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #534D35?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.48:1 and white text 8.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.