Close to Eggplant
#533C49
#533C49 is a dark, soft, grayish pink, close to the color Eggplant. In RGB it’s made of 32.5% red, 23.5% green, and 28.6% blue. Its hue is 326°, with 16% saturation and 28% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. White text sits best on top of it.
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Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #533C49.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
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Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
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WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
White text on this color
9.95:1 AAABlack text on this color
2.11:1 FailThis color as text on white
9.95:1 AAAThis color as text on black
2.11:1 FailHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #533C49 as they’d see it.
#533C49 in use
A headline in this color
Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
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Questions about #533C49
What color is #533C49?
#533C49 is a dark, soft, grayish pink, close to the color Eggplant. In RGB it’s made of 32.5% red, 23.5% green, and 28.6% blue. Its hue is 326°, with 16% saturation and 28% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. White text sits best on top of it.
What is #533C49 in RGB?
#533C49 is rgb(83, 60, 73): 83 red, 60 green, and 73 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #533C49 in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(0, 28, 12, 67). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #533C49?
PANTONE 438 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #533C49?
Its complement #31483B gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.