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#533123 Color

#533123 is rgb(83, 49, 35) in RGB, hsl(18, 41%, 23%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 41%, 58%, 67%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Brown (CMY) (#4B3621), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.24. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#533123
HEX#533123
RGBrgb(83, 49, 35)
HSLhsl(18, 41%, 23%)
HSVhsv(18, 58%, 33%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 41%, 58%, 67%)
OKLCHoklch(35.2% 0.055 43)
LABlab(24.41% 14.65 15.73)
LCHlch(24.41% 21.50 47.03)

What #533123 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 #533123, 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 brown in the library.

#533123 Channel Values

How #533123 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 49 · B 358-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 18° · S 41% · L 23%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 18° · S 58% · V 33%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 41% · Y 58% · K 67%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance11.47:1 vs white · 1.83:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #533123 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 text11.47:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text1.83:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #533123

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #533123; 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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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #533123

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 #533123 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#533123
Protanopia#393923
Protanomaly#453623
Deuteranopia#3F3F21
Deuteranomaly#483A22
Tritanopia#542F2F
Tritanomaly#53302B
Achromatopsia#393939

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #533123 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-533123: #533123;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #533123;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-533123': '#533123' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.325, green: 0.192, blue: 0.137)
Android XML<color name="color_533123">#533123</color>
SVG fillfill="#533123"

More Brown Colors

#533123 sits in the brown family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#533123 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #533123?

#533123 is a dark brown — rgb(83, 49, 35) in RGB and hsl(18, 41%, 23%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Brown (CMY) (#4B3621), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.24.

What is the RGB value of #533123?

#533123 is rgb(83, 49, 35) — red 83, green 49, and blue 35 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #533123?

#533123 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 41%, 58%, 67%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #533123 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #533123 scores 11.47:1 against white and 1.83:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #533123 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #533123 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 29.37, which is a different colour altogether.

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