What color is #533444?

#533444 is a dark, muted pink. In RGB it is rgb(83, 52, 68), and in HSL hsl(329, 23%, 26%).

Is #533444 accessible as text?

On white, #533444 has a contrast ratio of 10.81:1 (passes WCAG AA for body text); on black it is 1.94:1 (fails). For text placed on #533444, use white for the best readability.

What is the closest Tailwind color to #533444?

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

What colors go well with #533444?

#533444 pairs cleanly with neutrals — cream, taupe, charcoal and cool grays — and with its complementary #335242. In UI, a softer accent is often easier to use than the exact complement. Explore the harmonies, shades, tints and ready-made palettes for #533444 below.

Is #533444 good for buttons?

#533444 works well for buttons and highlights, but use white text on #533444 — black text only reaches 1.94:1, below the 4.5:1 needed for normal-size labels.

Is #533444 the same as CSS darkslategray?

No — #533444 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.

#533444 Color — HEX, RGB, HSL, Palette & Shades

Palettes built on #533444

Not just a swatch — here's how #533444 works with other colors. Named schemes with #533444 in its natural role, and a note on why the supporting colors balance it.

Vintage Leather Lead · 5 colors

Lead #533444 Secondary #7D472C Surface #EBD8C1 Accent #454F38 Anchor #5A2232

Eggplant 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 #533444 Secondary #B96030 Accent #7C7541 Surface #F5EBDD Anchor #3C2922

This palette keeps Eggplant 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 #533444 Surface #F1E8DC Highlight #F7F1E7 Secondary #BCAEA0 Ink #2B2723

Eggplant 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 #533444 Anchor #141210 Accent #D59B51 Secondary #31252B Surface #F3EDE3

Eggplant 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 #533444 Secondary #6E6167 Support #9C9087 Ink #17140F

Eggplant 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 Eggplant carrying the quiet middle.

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Color Lab

How #533444 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 57/100

Neutral

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

Softness 36/100

Low

Middle-weight — neither delicate nor heavy.

Depth 61/100

High

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

Naturalness 9/100

Very low

Reads engineered rather than organic — synthetic, digital.

Vintage feel 51/100

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 20/100

Very low

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

UI accent fit 46/100

Moderate

Workable accent with care around contrast.

Surface fit 46/100

Moderate

Usable as a tinted surface in measured doses.

Print safety 94/100

Very high

Reproduces faithfully in CMYK — safe for packaging and print.

Pairs with #533444

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For fashion

People also use #533444 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 10.8:1. Use

Subtle surface Use #E0D3D9 for cards and hover fills. Tint 80

Avoid beside #523339 — 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 #533444 at work across the surfaces designers actually ship.

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:root {
  --color-base: #533444;
  --color-base-rgb: 83 52 68;
  --color-base-oklch: oklch(36.8% 0.051 347.6);
  --color-50: #F9F5F7;
  --color-100: #F0E6EB;
  --color-200: #E0CDD7;
  --color-300: #C6A9B8;
  --color-400: #AC869A;
  --color-500: #8F667B;
  --color-600: #6F5361;
  --color-700: #513E48;
  --color-800: #362B31;
  --color-900: #221B1F;
  --color-on-base: #FFFFFF;
}

// tailwind.config.js
colors: {
  eggplant: {
    50: '#F9F5F7',
    100: '#F0E6EB',
    200: '#E0CDD7',
    300: '#C6A9B8',
    400: '#AC869A',
    500: '#8F667B',
    600: '#6F5361',
    700: '#513E48',
    800: '#362B31',
    900: '#221B1F',
  },
}

$base: #533444;
$base-ink: #FFFFFF;
$base-50: #F9F5F7;
$base-100: #F0E6EB;
$base-200: #E0CDD7;
$base-300: #C6A9B8;
$base-400: #AC869A;
$base-500: #8F667B;
$base-600: #6F5361;
$base-700: #513E48;
$base-800: #362B31;
$base-900: #221B1F;
$base-hover: #412935;
$base-subtle: #D0BCC7;

{
    "color": {
        "base": {
            "value": "#533444",
            "type": "color"
        },
        "onBase": {
            "value": "#FFFFFF",
            "type": "color"
        },
        "scale": {
            "50": {
                "value": "#F9F5F7",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "100": {
                "value": "#F0E6EB",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "200": {
                "value": "#E0CDD7",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "300": {
                "value": "#C6A9B8",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "400": {
                "value": "#AC869A",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "500": {
                "value": "#8F667B",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "600": {
                "value": "#6F5361",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "700": {
                "value": "#513E48",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "800": {
                "value": "#362B31",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "900": {
                "value": "#221B1F",
                "type": "color"
            }
        }
    }
}

Palettes built on #533444

Color Lab

Pairs with #533444

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