What color is #533646?

#533646 is a dark, muted pink. In RGB it is rgb(83, 54, 70), and in HSL hsl(327, 21%, 27%).

Is #533646 accessible as text?

On white, #533646 has a contrast ratio of 10.59:1 (passes WCAG AA for body text); on black it is 1.98:1 (fails). For text placed on #533646, use white for the best readability.

What is the closest Tailwind color to #533646?

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

What colors go well with #533646?

#533646 pairs cleanly with neutrals — cream, taupe, charcoal and cool grays — and with its complementary #365343. In UI, a softer accent is often easier to use than the exact complement. Explore the harmonies, shades, tints and ready-made palettes for #533646 below.

Is #533646 good for buttons?

#533646 works well for buttons and highlights, but use white text on #533646 — black text only reaches 1.98:1, below the 4.5:1 needed for normal-size labels.

Is #533646 the same as CSS darkslategray?

No — #533646 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.

#533646 Color — HEX, RGB, HSL, Palette & Shades

Palettes built on #533646

Not just a swatch — here's how #533646 works with other colors. Named schemes with #533646 in its natural role, and a note on why the supporting colors balance it.

Vintage Leather Lead · 5 colors

Lead #533646 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 #533646 Secondary #B96030 Accent #7D7541 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 #533646 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 #533646 Anchor #141210 Accent #D59B51 Secondary #30252B 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 #533646 Secondary #6E6369 Support #9C9087 Ink #18140F

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 #533646 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 56/100

Neutral

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

Softness 37/100

Low

Middle-weight — neither delicate nor heavy.

Depth 60/100

High

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

Naturalness 7/100

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 19/100

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 95/100

Very high

Reproduces faithfully in CMYK — safe for packaging and print.

Pairs with #533646

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For interior

For fashion

People also use #533646 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 10.6:1. Use

Subtle surface Use #DFD4DA for cards and hover fills. Tint 80

Avoid beside #53363D — 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 #533646 at work across the surfaces designers actually ship.

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:root {
  --color-base: #533646;
  --color-base-rgb: 83 54 70;
  --color-base-oklch: oklch(37.3% 0.048 345.5);
  --color-50: #F9F6F8;
  --color-100: #EFE6EB;
  --color-200: #DFCED7;
  --color-300: #C5AAB9;
  --color-400: #AA889B;
  --color-500: #8D687C;
  --color-600: #6E5462;
  --color-700: #503F48;
  --color-800: #352B31;
  --color-900: #211C1F;
  --color-on-base: #FFFFFF;
}

// tailwind.config.js
colors: {
  eggplant: {
    50: '#F9F6F8',
    100: '#EFE6EB',
    200: '#DFCED7',
    300: '#C5AAB9',
    400: '#AA889B',
    500: '#8D687C',
    600: '#6E5462',
    700: '#503F48',
    800: '#352B31',
    900: '#211C1F',
  },
}

$base: #533646;
$base-ink: #FFFFFF;
$base-50: #F9F6F8;
$base-100: #EFE6EB;
$base-200: #DFCED7;
$base-300: #C5AAB9;
$base-400: #AA889B;
$base-500: #8D687C;
$base-600: #6E5462;
$base-700: #503F48;
$base-800: #352B31;
$base-900: #211C1F;
$base-hover: #432C38;
$base-subtle: #D0BEC8;

{
    "color": {
        "base": {
            "value": "#533646",
            "type": "color"
        },
        "onBase": {
            "value": "#FFFFFF",
            "type": "color"
        },
        "scale": {
            "50": {
                "value": "#F9F6F8",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "100": {
                "value": "#EFE6EB",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "200": {
                "value": "#DFCED7",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "300": {
                "value": "#C5AAB9",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "400": {
                "value": "#AA889B",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "500": {
                "value": "#8D687C",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "600": {
                "value": "#6E5462",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "700": {
                "value": "#503F48",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "800": {
                "value": "#352B31",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "900": {
                "value": "#211C1F",
                "type": "color"
            }
        }
    }
}

Palettes built on #533646

Color Lab

Pairs with #533646

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