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#53390E Color

#53390E is rgb(83, 57, 14) in RGB, hsl(37, 71%, 19%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 31%, 83%, 67%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Pineapple (#563C0D), below the threshold most people can see at ΔE 2.19. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#53390E
HEX#53390E
RGBrgb(83, 57, 14)
HSLhsl(37, 71%, 19%)
HSVhsv(37, 83%, 33%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 31%, 83%, 67%)
OKLCHoklch(36.6% 0.068 75.6)
LABlab(26.40% 8.65 29.91)
LCHlch(26.40% 31.14 73.87)

What #53390E 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 #53390E, 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.

#53390E Channel Values

How #53390E 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 57 · B 148-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 37° · S 71% · L 19%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 37° · S 83% · V 33%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 31% · Y 83% · K 67%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance10.72:1 vs white · 1.96:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #53390E 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 text10.72:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text1.96:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #53390E

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #53390E; 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 #53390E

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 #53390E.

How #53390E 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#53390E
Protanopia#3E3E0D
Protanomaly#473C0E
Deuteranopia#43430A
Deuteranomaly#4A3F0C
Tritanopia#553636
Tritanomaly#54372A
Achromatopsia#3E3E3E

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #53390E in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-53390e: #53390E;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #53390E;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-53390e': '#53390E' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.325, green: 0.224, blue: 0.055)
Android XML<color name="color_53390e">#53390E</color>
SVG fillfill="#53390E"

More Brown Colors

#53390E sits in the brown family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#53390E Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #53390E?

#53390E is a darkest brown — rgb(83, 57, 14) in RGB and hsl(37, 71%, 19%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Pineapple (#563C0D), which is below the threshold most people can see at a CIE76 distance of 2.19.

What is the RGB value of #53390E?

#53390E is rgb(83, 57, 14) — red 83, green 57, and blue 14 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #53390E?

#53390E converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 31%, 83%, 67%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #53390E be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #53390E scores 10.72:1 against white and 1.96:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #53390E as a CSS color keyword?

No. #53390E 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 saddlebrown (#8B4513) at a CIE76 distance of 25.42, which is a different colour altogether.

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