What color is #534F51?

#534F51 is a gray, closest to the named color Magnet. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #534F51?

The RGB value is 83, 79, 81: 83 red, 79 green and 81 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #534F51?

The complementary color is #4F5351, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #534F51?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.61:1 and white text 8.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#534F51 color

#534F51 rgb(83, 79, 81)

Shades of gray

The hex color #534F51 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.5% red, 31% green and 31.8% blue (83, 79, 81).

Its hue angle is 330°, with 2% saturation and 32% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 2% yellow and 67% black.

The closest named color is Magnet (#525054), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.06:1).

#534F51 color codes

HEX	`#534F51`
RGB	`rgb(83, 79, 81)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.5%, 31%, 31.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(330, 2%, 32%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(330, 5%, 33%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 2%, 67%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(34.04, 2.06, -0.59)`
CIE LCH	`lch(34.04, 2.14, 344.01)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.848, 8.025, 8.919)`
Decimal	`5459793`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #534F51, 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 #534F51	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.61:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.06:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#534F51 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.06:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.61:1	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 #534F51 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #534f51; }
.text { color: #534f51; }
.border { border: 2px solid #534f51; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(83 79 81 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #534f51, #534f4f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Graphite.

Questions

What color is #534F51?: #534F51 is a gray, closest to the named color Magnet. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #534F51?: The RGB value is 83, 79, 81: 83 red, 79 green and 81 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #534F51?: The complementary color is #4F5351, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #534F51?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.61:1 and white text 8.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.