What color is #534C4B?

#534C4B is a gray known as Off the Beaten Path. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Off the Beaten Path?

The RGB value is 83, 76, 75: 83 red, 76 green and 75 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Off the Beaten Path?

The complementary color is #4B5253, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #534C4B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.5:1 and white text 8.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Off the Beaten Path color: hex code #534C4B

#534C4B rgb(83, 76, 75)

Shades of gray

Off the Beaten Path has the hex code #534C4B. It is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.5% red, 29.8% green and 29.4% blue (83, 76, 75).

Its hue angle is 7°, with 5% saturation and 31% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 10% yellow and 67% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.39:1).

Off the Beaten Path (#534C4B) color codes

HEX	`#534C4B`
RGB	`rgb(83, 76, 75)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.5%, 29.8%, 29.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(7, 5%, 31%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(7, 10%, 33%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 10%, 67%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(32.95, 2.7, 1.64)`
CIE LCH	`lch(32.95, 3.16, 31.31)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.422, 7.516, 7.715)`
Decimal	`5459019`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Off the Beaten Path, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #534C4B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.5:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.39:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#534C4B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.39:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.5:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #534C4B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #534c4b; }
.text { color: #534c4b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #534c4b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(83 76 75 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #534c4b, #53504b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Umber.

See #534C4B on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #534C4B?: #534C4B is a gray known as Off the Beaten Path. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Off the Beaten Path?: The RGB value is 83, 76, 75: 83 red, 76 green and 75 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Off the Beaten Path?: The complementary color is #4B5253, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #534C4B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.5:1 and white text 8.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.