Information about #53040E color

#53040E color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#53040E falls into the Red Color Family — Full Saturation, Dark brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(83, 4, 14) — 32.5% red, 1.6% green, 5.5% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 31 / 27 / 67. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #53040E reads as a maximally vivid red and leans clearly toward the dark side. Designers typically reach for tones like this for dark UI themes, backgrounds and dramatic accents. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Marcels Burgundy (#4D0211). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Deep Amaranth (#59000B) and Deep Crimson (#590016).

Technically, the mix leans on its red channel (rgb(83, 4, 14)), which gives #53040E its character. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #53040E: 15.1:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 1.4:1 for black. For print, note the heavy black component (K:67) — ink coverage matters with tones this deep. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #53040E is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#53040E color variations

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

#53040E 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

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

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

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

Tetradic

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

Tetradic color scheme

Square

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

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #53040E

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

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#53040E
  • RGB83, 4, 14
  • CMYK0, 31, 27, 67
  • CSSrgb(83, 4, 14)
  • HSL352°, 91%, 17%
  • HSL Precise352.405°, 90.805%, 17.059%
  • HSV352°, 95%, 33%
  • HSB352°, 95%, 33%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.325
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.016
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.055
  • GLSLvec3(0.325, 0.016, 0.055)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.325, 0.016, 0.055, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.325, 0.016, 0.055)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB32.5%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB1.6%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB5.5%
  • Color FamilyRed
  • Saturation FamilyFull Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyDark
  • HEX ID53040E
  • DECIMAL ID5440526
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers10 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01