#523e39

Color #523e39

A muted dark red.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 18.19 Nearest Tailwind class taupe-700 #473c39 · ΔE 4.4

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Conversions

HEX

#523e39

RGB

rgb(82, 62, 57)

HSL

hsl(12, 18%, 27.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(12, 30.5%, 32.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 24.4%, 30.5%, 67.8%)

LAB

lab(28.21, 7.88, 6.43)

LCH

lch(28.21, 10.17, 39.21)

OKLCH

oklch(38.4%, 0.0295, 34.5)

HWB

hwb(12, 22.4%, 67.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#394d52

Analogous

#523941

#523e39

#524b39

Triadic

#523e39

#39523e

#3e3952

Split-complementary

#523e39

#39524b

#394152

Tetradic

#523e39

#4d5239

#394d52

#3e3952

Square

#523e39

#415239

#394d52

#4b3952

Shades

Color #523e39 mixed toward black.

#443430

#372926

#291f1d

#1b1513

#0e0a0a

Tints

Color #523e39 mixed toward white.

#775a52

#9a766d

#b39892

#ccbbb6

#e6dddb

Tones

Color #523e39 mixed toward gray.

#503f3b

#4e413d

#4c423f

#4a4341

#484444

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

9.97:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.11:1

White text reads better on this background (9.97:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#4a4a3a · ΔE 15.1

Deuteranopia

#4b4d3b · ΔE 16.9

Tritanopia

#513b3b · ΔE 3.1

Achromatopsia

#434343 · ΔE 10.3

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #523e39;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#523e39]

Related colors

Tomato #ff6347

Dark Salmon #e9967a

Coral #ff7f50

Orange Red #ff4500

Light Salmon #ffa07a

Salmon #fa8072

Frequently asked questions

#523e39 (#523e39) is rgb(82, 62, 57) in RGB.

No, #523e39 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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