Information about #534140 color

#534140 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#534140 falls into the Red Color Family — Low Saturation, Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(83, 65, 64) — 32.5% red, 25.5% green, 25.1% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 7 / 7 / 67. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #534140 reads as a softly toned warm red and occupies the middle of the lightness scale. Designers typically reach for tones like this for versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Tomahawk (#524340). Slightly further away sit Half Barista (#513F3F) and Felix (#534541).

Technically, the mix leans on its red channel (rgb(83, 65, 64)), which gives #534140 its character. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #534140: 9.6:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.2:1 for black. On paper it relies strongly on black ink (K:67), so proof dark layouts before a large print run. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#534140 color variations

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

#534140 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 #534140

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

Tomahawk color link
Tomahawk

#524340

Half Barista color link
Half Barista

#513F3F

Felix color link
Felix

#534541

Satellite color link
Satellite

#554244

Rambler color link
Rambler

#53473D

Woody Brown color link
Woody Brown

#554545

Crater Brown color link
Crater Brown

#4D3E3C

Velocity color link
Velocity

#4B4042

Rocky Road color link
Rocky Road

#57463A

Dark Puce color link
Dark Puce

#4F3A3C

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#534140
  • RGB83, 65, 64
  • CMYK0, 7, 7, 67
  • CSSrgb(83, 65, 64)
  • HSL3°, 13%, 29%
  • HSL Precise3.158°, 12.925%, 28.824%
  • HSV3°, 23%, 33%
  • HSB3°, 23%, 33%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.325
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.255
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.251
  • GLSLvec3(0.325, 0.255, 0.251)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.325, 0.255, 0.251, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.325, 0.255, 0.251)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB32.5%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB25.5%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB25.1%
  • Color FamilyRed
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID534140
  • DECIMAL ID5456192
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01