#533238#533238

#533238 is a dark, muted red. Relative luminance 0.044; OKLCH L 35.9% C 0.049 H 8.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 11.16:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#533238
RGB	rgb(83, 50, 56)
HSL	hsl(349, 25%, 26%)
HSV	hsv(349, 40%, 33%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 39.8%, 32.5%, 67.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(24.97, 15.88, 2.50)
CIE-LCH	lch(24.97, 16.07, 8.96°)
OKLab	oklab(35.93% 0.0481 0.0067)
OKLCH	oklch(35.93% 0.049 8)
XYZ	xyz(5.4219, 4.4061, 4.3055)
Luminance	0.0441 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#533238 #32534D

analogous

#533248 #533238 #533C32

triadic

#533238 #385332 #323853

tetradic

#533238 #485332 #32534D #3C3253

square

#533238 #485332 #32534D #3C3253

split-complementary

#533238 #32533C #324853

monochromatic

#130C0D #2D1B1E #533238 #794952 #9F606C

Accessibility & contrast

On white

11.16

#533238 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.88

#533238 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #533238

11.16:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##533238	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##533238	1.00	11.16	1.88	11.16
#FFFFFF	11.16	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.88	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	11.16	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#373838

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3F3E37

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#592F34

Achromatopsia (no color)

#3B3B3B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #533238;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(83, 50, 56);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(35.9% 0.049 8.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#846a6e',
    500: '#533238',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #533238;
$custom-light: #846a6e;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#533238",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 83,
    "g": 50,
    "b": 56
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 349.091,
    "s": 24.812,
    "l": 26.078
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.35931,
    "c": 0.04858,
    "h": 8
  },
  "luminance": 0.04406
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#533238

secondary

#5D847D

accent

#C1B167

background

#F8F6F6

surface

#EFEBEB

border

#CAC6C6

text

#0B0607

muted

#7C7A7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #533238

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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