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#530704 Color

#530704 is rgb(83, 7, 4) in RGB, hsl(2, 91%, 17%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 92%, 95%, 67%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Oxblood (#4A0000), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.37. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#530704
HEX#530704
RGBrgb(83, 7, 4)
HSLhsl(2, 91%, 17%)
HSVhsv(2, 95%, 33%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 92%, 95%, 67%)
OKLCHoklch(28.4% 0.108 29.3)
LABlab(15.92% 33.60 23.15)
LCHlch(15.92% 40.81 34.57)

What #530704 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 #530704, 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 red in the library.

#530704 Channel Values

How #530704 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 7 · B 48-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 2° · S 91% · L 17%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 2° · S 95% · V 33%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 92% · Y 95% · 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 #530704 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

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Colors That Go With #530704

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #530704; 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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Analogous
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Triadic
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Tints & Shades of #530704

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

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How #530704 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#530704
Protanopia#232303
Protanomaly#3C1B03
Deuteranopia#303000
Deuteranomaly#412500
Tritanopia#530707
Tritanomaly#530706
Achromatopsia#272727

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #530704 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-530704: #530704;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #530704;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-530704': '#530704' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.325, green: 0.027, blue: 0.016)
Android XML<color name="color_530704">#530704</color>
SVG fillfill="#530704"

More Red Colors

#530704 sits in the red family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#530704 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #530704?

#530704 is a darkest red — rgb(83, 7, 4) in RGB and hsl(2, 91%, 17%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Oxblood (#4A0000), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.37.

What is the RGB value of #530704?

#530704 is rgb(83, 7, 4) — red 83, green 7, and blue 4 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #530704?

#530704 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 92%, 95%, 67%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #530704 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #530704 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 #530704 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #530704 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 24.31, which is visibly different.

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