Information about #534848 color

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Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #534848 is classified in the Register under the Red Color Family, with Desaturated and Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(83, 72, 72) — 32.5% red, 28.2% green, 28.2% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 4 / 4 / 67. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

A quiet, subdued balanced grey tone, #534848 sits comfortably between light and dark. Expect to see shades like this in understated, calm designs that favor harmony over drama. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Emperor (#50494A). Nearby in the Register you will also find Matterhorn (#524B4B) and Gray Wolf (#504A4B).

In RGB terms — rgb(83, 72, 72) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. If you plan to put text on a #534848 background, choose white — the contrast ratio is 8.8:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while black manages only 2.4:1. On paper it relies strongly on black ink (K:67), so proof dark layouts before a large print run. #534848 has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#534848 color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#534848 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#534848 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#534848 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#534848 color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#534848 color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes
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Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme
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Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme
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Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme
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Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme
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Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme
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Nearest named colors to #534848

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Emperor color link
Emperor

#50494A

Matterhorn color link
Matterhorn

#524B4B

Woody Brown color link
Woody Brown

#554545

Gray Wolf color link
Gray Wolf

#504A4B

Transformer color link
Transformer

#4F484B

Dull Blue color link
Dull Blue

#4F4944

Moody Lavender color link
Moody Lavender

#504349

Winchester color link
Winchester

#514E4A

Merlin color link
Merlin

#4F4E48

Quartz color link
Quartz

#51484F

Touchstone color link
Touchstone

#524F46

Silver Streak color link
Silver Streak

#504E4B

#534848 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#534848
  • RGB83, 72, 72
  • CMYK0, 4, 4, 67
  • HSL0°, 7%, 30%
  • HSL Precise0°, 7.097%, 30.392%
  • HSV0°, 13%, 33%
  • HSB0°, 13%, 33%
  • HEX ID534848
  • DECIMAL ID5457992
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Color Family (Hue)Red
  • Saturation FamilyDesaturated
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • Percentage of Red in RGB32.5%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB28.2%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB28.2%
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