What color is #534F3E?

#534F3E is a dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Olive Leaf. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #534F3E?

The RGB value is 83, 79, 62: 83 red, 79 green and 62 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #534F3E?

The complementary color is #3E4253, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #534F3E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.56:1 and white text 8.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#534F3E color

#534F3E rgb(83, 79, 62)

Shades of gray

The hex color #534F3E is a dark, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.5% red, 31% green and 24.3% blue (83, 79, 62).

Its hue angle is 49°, with 14% saturation and 28% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 25% yellow and 67% black.

The closest named color is Olive Leaf (#4E4B35), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.22:1).

#534F3E color codes

HEX	`#534F3E`
RGB	`rgb(83, 79, 62)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.5%, 31%, 24.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(49, 14%, 28%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(49, 25%, 33%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 25%, 67%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(33.52, -1.56, 10.66)`
CIE LCH	`lch(33.52, 10.77, 98.32)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.233, 7.779, 5.677)`
Decimal	`5459774`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #534F3E, 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 #534F3E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.22:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#534F3E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.22:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.56:1	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 #534F3E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #534f3e; }
.text { color: #534f3e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #534f3e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(83 79 62 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #534f3e, #4d533e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #534F3E?: #534F3E is a dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Olive Leaf. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #534F3E?: The RGB value is 83, 79, 62: 83 red, 79 green and 62 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #534F3E?: The complementary color is #3E4253, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #534F3E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.56:1 and white text 8.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.