What color is #53464F?

#53464F is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Black Magic. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #53464F?

The RGB value is 83, 70, 79: 83 red, 70 green and 79 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #53464F?

The complementary color is #46534A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #53464F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.36:1 and white text 8.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#53464F color

#53464F rgb(83, 70, 79)

Shades of gray

The hex color #53464F is a dark, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.5% red, 27.5% green and 31% blue (83, 70, 79).

Its hue angle is 318°, with 8% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 5% yellow and 67% black.

The closest named color is Black Magic (#4F4554), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.91:1).

#53464F color codes

HEX	`#53464F`
RGB	`rgb(83, 70, 79)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.5%, 27.5%, 31%)`
HSL	`hsl(318, 8%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(318, 16%, 33%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 16%, 5%, 67%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(31.31, 7.33, -3.33)`
CIE LCH	`lch(31.31, 8.05, 335.6)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.169, 6.784, 8.327)`
Decimal	`5457487`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #53464F, 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 #53464F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.36:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.91:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#53464F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.91:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.36:1	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 #53464F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #53464f; }
.text { color: #53464f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #53464f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(83 70 79 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #53464f, #534649); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #53464F?: #53464F is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Black Magic. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #53464F?: The RGB value is 83, 70, 79: 83 red, 70 green and 79 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #53464F?: The complementary color is #46534A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #53464F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.36:1 and white text 8.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.