What color is #534D56?

#534D56 is a gray, closest to the named color Gun Powder. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #534D56?

The RGB value is 83, 77, 86: 83 red, 77 green and 86 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #534D56?

The complementary color is #50564D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #534D56?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.56:1 and white text 8.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#534D56 color

#534D56 rgb(83, 77, 86)

Shades of gray

The hex color #534D56 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.5% red, 30.2% green and 33.7% blue (83, 77, 86).

Its hue angle is 280°, with 6% saturation and 32% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 10% magenta, 0% yellow and 66% black.

The closest named color is Gun Powder (#484753), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.19:1).

#534D56 color codes

HEX	`#534D56`
RGB	`rgb(83, 77, 86)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.5%, 30.2%, 33.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(280, 6%, 32%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(280, 10%, 34%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 10%, 0%, 66%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(33.6, 4.41, -4.4)`
CIE LCH	`lch(33.6, 6.23, 315.07)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.901, 7.819, 9.895)`
Decimal	`5459286`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #534D56, 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 #534D56	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.19:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#534D56 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.19:1	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 #534D56 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #534d56; }
.text { color: #534d56; }
.border { border: 2px solid #534d56; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(83 77 86 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #534d56, #564d54); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Graphite.

Questions

What color is #534D56?: #534D56 is a gray, closest to the named color Gun Powder. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #534D56?: The RGB value is 83, 77, 86: 83 red, 77 green and 86 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #534D56?: The complementary color is #50564D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #534D56?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.56:1 and white text 8.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.