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#53031E Color

#53031E is rgb(83, 3, 30) in RGB, hsl(340, 93%, 17%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 96%, 64%, 67%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Light Chocolate Cosmos (#551F2F), visibly different at ΔE 11.48. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#53031E
HEX#53031E
RGBrgb(83, 3, 30)
HSLhsl(340, 93%, 17%)
HSVhsv(340, 96%, 33%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 96%, 64%, 67%)
OKLCHoklch(28.6% 0.11 9.5)
LABlab(15.84% 35.72 8.11)
LCHlch(15.84% 36.63 12.80)

What #53031E Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #53031E, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every pink in the library.

#53031E Channel Values

How #53031E breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 83 · G 3 · B 308-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 340° · S 93% · L 17%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 340° · S 96% · V 33%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 96% · Y 64% · K 67%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance15:1 vs white · 1.4:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #53031E 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 text15:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text1.4:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #53031E in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #53031E

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #53031E; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
Complementary
Analogous
Analogous
Triadic
Triadic
Split comp.
Split comp.

Tints & Shades of #53031E

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.

Tints

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #53031E.

How #53031E 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#53031E
Protanopia#21211D
Protanomaly#3B191E
Deuteranopia#30301A
Deuteranomaly#41241C
Tritanopia#520808
Tritanomaly#530613
Achromatopsia#272727

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #53031E in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-53031e: #53031E;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #53031E;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-53031e': '#53031E' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.325, green: 0.012, blue: 0.118)
Android XML<color name="color_53031e">#53031E</color>
SVG fillfill="#53031E"

More Pink Colors

#53031E sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#53031E Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #53031E?

#53031E is a darkest pink — rgb(83, 3, 30) in RGB and hsl(340, 93%, 17%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Light Chocolate Cosmos (#551F2F), which is visibly different at a CIE76 distance of 11.48.

What is the RGB value of #53031E?

#53031E is rgb(83, 3, 30) — red 83, green 3, and blue 30 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #53031E?

#53031E converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 96%, 64%, 67%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #53031E be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #53031E scores 15:1 against white and 1.4:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #53031E as a CSS color keyword?

No. #53031E 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 maroon (#800000) at a CIE76 distance of 35.36, which is a different colour altogether.

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