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#533223 Color

#533223 is rgb(83, 50, 35) in RGB, hsl(19, 41%, 23%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 40%, 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 6.59. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#533223
HEX#533223
RGBrgb(83, 50, 35)
HSLhsl(19, 41%, 23%)
HSVhsv(19, 58%, 33%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 40%, 58%, 67%)
OKLCHoklch(35.4% 0.054 45)
LABlab(24.68% 14.05 16.07)
LCHlch(24.68% 21.34 48.84)

What #533223 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 #533223, 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.

#533223 Channel Values

How #533223 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 50 · B 358-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 19° · S 41% · L 23%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 19° · S 58% · V 33%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 40% · Y 58% · K 67%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance11.36:1 vs white · 1.85:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #533223 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 text11.36:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text1.85:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #533223

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #533223; 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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Tints & Shades of #533223

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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Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #533223.

How #533223 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#533223
Protanopia#393923
Protanomaly#453623
Deuteranopia#3F3F21
Deuteranomaly#483A22
Tritanopia#543030
Tritanomaly#54312C
Achromatopsia#3A3A3A

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #533223 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-533223: #533223;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #533223;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-533223': '#533223' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.325, green: 0.196, blue: 0.137)
Android XML<color name="color_533223">#533223</color>
SVG fillfill="#533223"

More Brown Colors

#533223 sits in the brown family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#533223 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #533223?

#533223 is a dark brown — rgb(83, 50, 35) in RGB and hsl(19, 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 6.59.

What is the RGB value of #533223?

#533223 is rgb(83, 50, 35) — red 83, green 50, and blue 35 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #533223?

#533223 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 40%, 58%, 67%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #533223 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #533223 scores 11.36:1 against white and 1.85:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #533223 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #533223 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 29.07, which is a different colour altogether.

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