What color is #53504F?

#53504F is a gray, closest to the named color Heavy Charcoal. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #53504F?

The RGB value is 83, 80, 79: 83 red, 80 green and 79 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #53504F?

The complementary color is #4F5253, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #53504F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.63:1 and white text 7.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#53504F color

#53504F rgb(83, 80, 79)

Shades of gray

The hex color #53504F is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.5% red, 31.4% green and 31% blue (83, 80, 79).

Its hue angle is 15°, with 2% saturation and 32% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 5% 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 7.99:1).

#53504F color codes

HEX	`#53504F`
RGB	`rgb(83, 80, 79)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.5%, 31.4%, 31%)`
HSL	`hsl(15, 2%, 32%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(15, 5%, 33%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 5%, 67%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(34.27, 1.02, 1.02)`
CIE LCH	`lch(34.27, 1.44, 45.22)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.847, 8.141, 8.554)`
Decimal	`5460047`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #53504F, 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 #53504F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.63:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.99:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#53504F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.99:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.63:1	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 #53504F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #53504f; }
.text { color: #53504f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #53504f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(83 80 79 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #53504f, #53524f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Umber.

Questions

What color is #53504F?: #53504F is a gray, closest to the named color Heavy Charcoal. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #53504F?: The RGB value is 83, 80, 79: 83 red, 80 green and 79 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #53504F?: The complementary color is #4F5253, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #53504F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.63:1 and white text 7.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.