#523538

Color #523538

A muted dark red.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 20.47 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-700 #463947 · ΔE 8.5

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Conversions

HEX

#523538

RGB

rgb(82, 53, 56)

HSL

hsl(353.8, 21.5%, 26.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(353.8, 35.4%, 32.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 35.4%, 31.7%, 67.8%)

LAB

lab(25.64, 13.52, 3.45)

LCH

lch(25.64, 13.95, 14.32)

OKLCH

oklch(36.4%, 0.042, 12.51)

HWB

hwb(353.8, 20.8%, 67.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#35524f

Analogous

#523547

#523538

#524135

Triadic

#523538

#385235

#353852

Split-complementary

#523538

#355241

#354752

Tetradic

#523538

#524f35

#35524f

#353852

Square

#523538

#475235

#35524f

#413552

Shades

Color #523538 mixed toward black.

#442c2f

#372325

#291b1c

#1b1213

#0e0909

Tints

Color #523538 mixed toward white.

#784e52

#9d676d

#b58d91

#ceb3b6

#e6d9da

Tones

Color #523538 mixed toward gray.

#50373a

#4d3a3c

#4b3c3e

#483f40

#464142

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

10.91:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.93:1

White text reads better on this background (10.91:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#474737 · ΔE 21.5

Deuteranopia

#494b37 · ΔE 24.1

Tritanopia

#513737 · ΔE 1.9

Achromatopsia

#3d3d3d · ΔE 14

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Code

CSS

background-color: #523538;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#523538]

Related colors

Light Pink #ffb6c1

Pink #ffc0cb

Crimson #dc143c

Pale Violet Red #db7093

Lavender Blush #fff0f5

Hot Pink #ff69b4

Frequently asked questions

#523538 (#523538) is rgb(82, 53, 56) in RGB.

No, #523538 is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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