Royal Brown (#523B35)

The hex code for Royal Brown is #523B35. It is rgb(82, 59, 53) in RGB, hsl(12, 21%, 26%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 28%, 35%, 68%) in CMYK — a dark red. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

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HEX#523B35

RGBrgb(82, 59, 53)

HSLhsl(12, 21%, 26%)

HSVhsv(12, 35%, 32%)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 28%, 35%, 68%)

OKLCHoklch(37.6% 0.034 35.1)

LABlab(27.38% 9.76 7.91)

LCHlch(27.38% 12.56 39.04)

Colors Closest to Royal Brown

Royal Brown is a registered color name. These are the named colors nearest to it, measured as CIE76 distance in CIELAB — a perceptual scale, so the ordering matches what the eye sees rather than how close the raw RGB numbers happen to sit.

Dark Lava#483C32ΔE 5.78 Old Burgundy#43302EΔE 6.23 Liver#674C47ΔE 7.92 Bister (Bistre)#3D2B1FΔE 8.97 Umber#635147ΔE 9.36 Xumo#413639ΔE 9.62

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#523B35 Channel Values

How Royal Brown breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 82 · G 59 · B 53	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 12° · S 21% · L 26%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 12° · S 35% · V 32%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 0% · M 28% · Y 35% · K 68%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	10.32:1 vs white · 2.04:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a Royal Brown background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text10.32:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

TextBlack text2.04:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

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Colors That Go With Royal Brown

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite Royal Brown; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Triadic

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Tints & Shades of Royal Brown

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

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Shades

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How Royal Brown Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#523B35

Protanopia#404035

Protanomaly#483E35

Deuteranopia#444434

Deuteranomaly#4A4034

Tritanopia#523A3A

Tritanomaly#523B38

Achromatopsia#404040

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Using #523B35 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--royal-brown: #523B35;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #523B35;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'royal-brown': '#523B35' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.322, green: 0.231, blue: 0.208)

Android XML<color name="royal_brown">#523B35</color>

SVG fillfill="#523B35"

More Red Colors

Royal Brown sits in the redfamily. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

553434 52000e 561010 52000c 570000 520000 570900 511515 5c0000 4e0707 5d1916 4b0714 79443b 971212 ab7373 c33c3c d25151 e51a4c f08080 fba298 ff301a ff7070 ffc9c9 240909

#523B35 Frequently Asked Questions

What is the hex code for Royal Brown?

The hex code for Royal Brown is #523B35. That is rgb(82, 59, 53) in RGB, hsl(12, 21%, 26%) in HSL, and approximately cmyk(0%, 28%, 35%, 68%) in CMYK.

What is the RGB value of #523B35?

#523B35 is rgb(82, 59, 53) — red 82, green 59, and blue 53 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #523B35?

#523B35 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 28%, 35%, 68%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #523B35 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #523B35 scores 10.32:1 against white and 2.04:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #523B35 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #523B35 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is dimgray (#696969) at a CIE76 distance of 21.17, which is visibly different.

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