What color is #534F4D?

#534F4D is a gray, closest to the named color Heavy Charcoal. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #534F4D?

The RGB value is 83, 79, 77: 83 red, 79 green and 77 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #534F4D?

The complementary color is #4D5153, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #534F4D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.59:1 and white text 8.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#534F4D color

#534F4D rgb(83, 79, 77)

Shades of gray

The hex color #534F4D is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.5% red, 31% green and 30.2% blue (83, 79, 77).

Its hue angle is 20°, with 4% saturation and 31% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 7% yellow and 67% black.

The closest named color is Heavy Charcoal (#565350), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.1:1).

#534F4D color codes

HEX	`#534F4D`
RGB	`rgb(83, 79, 77)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.5%, 31%, 30.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(20, 4%, 31%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(20, 7%, 33%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 7%, 67%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(33.91, 1.23, 1.76)`
CIE LCH	`lch(33.91, 2.15, 55.17)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.703, 7.967, 8.152)`
Decimal	`5459789`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #534F4D, 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 #534F4D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.59:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.1:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#534F4D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.1:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.59:1	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 #534F4D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #534f4d; }
.text { color: #534f4d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #534f4d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(83 79 77 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #534f4d, #53524d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Umber.

Questions

What color is #534F4D?: #534F4D is a gray, closest to the named color Heavy Charcoal. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #534F4D?: The RGB value is 83, 79, 77: 83 red, 79 green and 77 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #534F4D?: The complementary color is #4D5153, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #534F4D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.59:1 and white text 8.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.