What color is #533441?

#533441 is a dark, muted rose. In RGB it is rgb(83, 52, 65), and in HSL hsl(335, 23%, 26%).

Is #533441 accessible as text?

On white, #533441 has a contrast ratio of 10.85:1 (passes WCAG AA for body text); on black it is 1.94:1 (fails). For text placed on #533441, use white for the best readability.

What is the closest Tailwind color to #533441?

The nearest Tailwind CSS token is mauve-700 (#463947).

What colors go well with #533441?

#533441 pairs cleanly with neutrals — cream, taupe, charcoal and cool grays — and with its complementary #335245. In UI, a softer accent is often easier to use than the exact complement. Explore the harmonies, shades, tints and ready-made palettes for #533441 below.

Is #533441 good for buttons?

#533441 works well for buttons and highlights, but use white text on #533441 — black text only reaches 1.94:1, below the 4.5:1 needed for normal-size labels.

Is #533441 the same as CSS darkslategray?

No — #533441 is not the CSS named color darkslategray, but darkslategray (#2F4F4F) is the closest CSS named color by perceptual color distance — it sits in a different color family, so treat it as a rough reference, not a match.

#533441 Color — HEX, RGB, HSL, Palette & Shades

Palettes built on #533441

Not just a swatch — here's how #533441 works with other colors. Named schemes with #533441 in its natural role, and a note on why the supporting colors balance it.

Vintage Leather Lead · 5 colors

Lead #533441 Secondary #7D482B Surface #EBD9C1 Accent #454F39 Anchor #5A2231

Taupe plays the worn-leather lead, deepened by saddle brown and an oxblood anchor, softened by aged cream and cooled by a muted forest green.

Warm Autumn Interior Dominant · 5 colors

Dominant #533441 Secondary #B9612E Accent #7C7641 Surface #F5EBDD Anchor #3C2921

This palette keeps Taupe as the dominant warm neutral, balanced by muted terracotta and olive earth tones and grounded by a deep espresso anchor.

Japanese Sand Base · 5 colors

Base #533441 Surface #F1E8DC Highlight #F7F1E7 Secondary #BCAEA0 Ink #2B2723

Taupe sets a calm, sun-bleached base here, wrapped in bone and paper off-whites and a soft greige, with a single ink accent for wabi-sabi restraint.

Luxury Packaging Feature · 5 colors

Feature #533441 Anchor #141210 Accent #D49C50 Secondary #31252A Surface #F3EDE3

Taupe carries the depth in this luxury scheme, offset by a brass accent and near-black and held together by a deep neutral and an off-white surface.

Minimal Editorial Surface · 5 colors

Surface #F7F4EF Accent #533441 Secondary #6D6166 Support #9C9087 Ink #17140F

Taupe is the single accent in this high-contrast editorial system — set on near-white paper against near-black ink, with a warm grey and a desaturated tint of Taupe carrying the quiet middle.

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Color Lab

How #533441 actually behaves in design work — read from its OKLCH lightness, chroma and hue, not just its raw numbers. Ten signals to help you decide where this color earns its place.

Warmth 58/100

Neutral

Balanced temperature — flexible, sits between warm and cool schemes.

Softness 37/100

Low

Middle-weight — neither delicate nor heavy.

Depth 61/100

High

Mid depth — usable as an accent or a muted ground.

Naturalness 12/100

Very low

Reads engineered rather than organic — synthetic, digital.

Vintage feel 52/100

Moderate

A faint retro warmth without tipping into sepia.

Luxury 64/100

High

Restrained and premium — deep, quiet, high-end packaging and fashion.

Brand distinctiveness 19/100

Very low

Quiet and neutral — a supporting tone, not a signature.

UI accent fit 45/100

Moderate

Workable accent with care around contrast.

Surface fit 46/100

Moderate

Usable as a tinted surface in measured doses.

Print safety 95/100

Very high

Reproduces faithfully in CMYK — safe for packaging and print.

Pairs with #533441

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People also use #533441 with

Eggplant Taupe Dark Slate Gray Gainsboro

UI roles & guardrails

Primary action Safe as a filled button with white label. AAA

Body text Passes on white at 16px and above. Pass

Large display Fine for headings 24px+ on white. Pass

Background Pair with white text at 10.9:1. Use

Subtle surface Use #E0D3D8 for cards and hover fills. Tint 80

Avoid beside #523336 — the hue gap is too small to read as intentional. Clash

In real applications

Not a swatch to memorise — a color to build with. Here is #533441 at work across the surfaces designers actually ship.

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:root {
  --color-base: #533441;
  --color-base-rgb: 83 52 65;
  --color-base-oklch: oklch(36.7% 0.049 353.0);
  --color-50: #F9F5F7;
  --color-100: #F0E6EA;
  --color-200: #E0CDD5;
  --color-300: #C6A9B5;
  --color-400: #AC8696;
  --color-500: #8F6677;
  --color-600: #6F535F;
  --color-700: #513E46;
  --color-800: #362B30;
  --color-900: #221B1E;
  --color-on-base: #FFFFFF;
}

// tailwind.config.js
colors: {
  taupe: {
    50: '#F9F5F7',
    100: '#F0E6EA',
    200: '#E0CDD5',
    300: '#C6A9B5',
    400: '#AC8696',
    500: '#8F6677',
    600: '#6F535F',
    700: '#513E46',
    800: '#362B30',
    900: '#221B1E',
  },
}

$base: #533441;
$base-ink: #FFFFFF;
$base-50: #F9F5F7;
$base-100: #F0E6EA;
$base-200: #E0CDD5;
$base-300: #C6A9B5;
$base-400: #AC8696;
$base-500: #8F6677;
$base-600: #6F535F;
$base-700: #513E46;
$base-800: #362B30;
$base-900: #221B1E;
$base-hover: #412933;
$base-subtle: #D0BCC5;

{
    "color": {
        "base": {
            "value": "#533441",
            "type": "color"
        },
        "onBase": {
            "value": "#FFFFFF",
            "type": "color"
        },
        "scale": {
            "50": {
                "value": "#F9F5F7",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "100": {
                "value": "#F0E6EA",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "200": {
                "value": "#E0CDD5",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "300": {
                "value": "#C6A9B5",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "400": {
                "value": "#AC8696",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "500": {
                "value": "#8F6677",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "600": {
                "value": "#6F535F",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "700": {
                "value": "#513E46",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "800": {
                "value": "#362B30",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "900": {
                "value": "#221B1E",
                "type": "color"
            }
        }
    }
}

Palettes built on #533441

Color Lab

Pairs with #533441

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