What color is #534E47?

#534E47 is a gray, closest to the named color Masala. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #534E47?

The RGB value is 83, 78, 71: 83 red, 78 green and 71 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #534E47?

The complementary color is #474C53, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #534E47?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.55:1 and white text 8.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#534E47 color

#534E47 rgb(83, 78, 71)

Shades of gray

The hex color #534E47 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.5% red, 30.6% green and 27.8% blue (83, 78, 71).

Its hue angle is 35°, with 8% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 14% yellow and 67% black.

The closest named color is Masala (#57534B), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.24:1).

#534E47 color codes

HEX	`#534E47`
RGB	`rgb(83, 78, 71)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.5%, 30.6%, 27.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(35, 8%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(35, 14%, 33%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 14%, 67%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(33.44, 0.67, 4.88)`
CIE LCH	`lch(33.44, 4.93, 82.19)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.429, 7.743, 7.063)`
Decimal	`5459527`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #534E47, 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 #534E47	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.55:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.24:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#534E47 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.24:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.55:1	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 #534E47 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #534e47; }
.text { color: #534e47; }
.border { border: 2px solid #534e47; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(83 78 71 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #534e47, #525347); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Taupe.

Questions

What color is #534E47?: #534E47 is a gray, closest to the named color Masala. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #534E47?: The RGB value is 83, 78, 71: 83 red, 78 green and 71 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #534E47?: The complementary color is #474C53, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #534E47?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.55:1 and white text 8.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.