What color is #534D54?

#534D54 is a gray, closest to the named color Magnet. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #534D54?

The RGB value is 83, 77, 84: 83 red, 77 green and 84 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #534D54?

The complementary color is #4E544D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #534D54?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.56:1 and white text 8.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#534D54 color

#534D54 rgb(83, 77, 84)

Shades of gray

The hex color #534D54 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.5% red, 30.2% green and 32.9% blue (83, 77, 84).

Its hue angle is 291°, with 4% saturation and 32% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 67% black.

The closest named color is Magnet (#525054), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.21:1).

#534D54 color codes

HEX	`#534D54`
RGB	`rgb(83, 77, 84)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.5%, 30.2%, 32.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(291, 4%, 32%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(291, 8%, 33%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 8%, 0%, 67%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(33.54, 3.96, -3.23)`
CIE LCH	`lch(33.54, 5.11, 320.84)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.821, 7.787, 9.477)`
Decimal	`5459284`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #534D54, 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 #534D54	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.21:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#534D54 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.21:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.56:1	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 #534D54 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #534d54; }
.text { color: #534d54; }
.border { border: 2px solid #534d54; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(83 77 84 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #534d54, #544d52); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Graphite.

Questions

What color is #534D54?: #534D54 is a gray, closest to the named color Magnet. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #534D54?: The RGB value is 83, 77, 84: 83 red, 77 green and 84 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #534D54?: The complementary color is #4E544D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #534D54?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.56:1 and white text 8.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.