What color is #53455E?

#53455E is a dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Nightly Walk. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #53455E?

The RGB value is 83, 69, 94: 83 red, 69 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #53455E?

The complementary color is #505E45, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #53455E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.38:1 and white text 8.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#53455E color

#53455E rgb(83, 69, 94)

Shades of purple

The hex color #53455E is a dark, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.5% red, 27.1% green and 36.9% blue (83, 69, 94).

Its hue angle is 274°, with 15% saturation and 32% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 27% magenta, 0% yellow and 63% black.

The closest named color is Nightly Walk (#544563), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.82:1).

#53455E color codes

HEX	`#53455E`
RGB	`rgb(83, 69, 94)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.5%, 27.1%, 36.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(274, 15%, 32%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(274, 27%, 37%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 27%, 0%, 63%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(31.59, 11.38, -12.53)`
CIE LCH	`lch(31.59, 16.93, 312.25)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.715, 6.903, 11.514)`
Decimal	`5457246`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #53455E, 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 #53455E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.38:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.82:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#53455E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.82:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.38:1	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 #53455E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #53455e; }
.text { color: #53455e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #53455e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(83 69 94 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #53455e, #5e455c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #53455E?: #53455E is a dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Nightly Walk. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #53455E?: The RGB value is 83, 69, 94: 83 red, 69 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #53455E?: The complementary color is #505E45, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #53455E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.38:1 and white text 8.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.