What color is #53454B?

#53454B is a dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Pitch Black. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #53454B?

The RGB value is 83, 69, 75: 83 red, 69 green and 75 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #53454B?

The complementary color is #45534D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #53454B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.32:1 and white text 9.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#53454B color

#53454B rgb(83, 69, 75)

Shades of gray

The hex color #53454B is a dark, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.5% red, 27.1% green and 29.4% blue (83, 69, 75).

Its hue angle is 334°, with 9% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 17% magenta, 10% yellow and 67% black.

The closest named color is Pitch Black (#483C41), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.05:1).

#53454B color codes

HEX	`#53454B`
RGB	`rgb(83, 69, 75)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.5%, 27.1%, 29.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(334, 9%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(334, 17%, 33%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 17%, 10%, 67%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(30.89, 7.14, -1.37)`
CIE LCH	`lch(30.89, 7.27, 349.11)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.965, 6.603, 7.563)`
Decimal	`5457227`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #53454B, 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 #53454B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.32:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.05:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#53454B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.05:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.32:1	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 #53454B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #53454b; }
.text { color: #53454b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #53454b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(83 69 75 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #53454b, #534645); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #53454B?: #53454B is a dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Pitch Black. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #53454B?: The RGB value is 83, 69, 75: 83 red, 69 green and 75 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #53454B?: The complementary color is #45534D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #53454B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.32:1 and white text 9.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.