What color is #53505F?

#53505F is a dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Freefall. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #53505F?

The RGB value is 83, 80, 95: 83 red, 80 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #53505F?

The complementary color is #5C5F50, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #53505F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.68:1 and white text 7.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#53505F color

#53505F rgb(83, 80, 95)

Shades of gray

The hex color #53505F is a dark, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.5% red, 31.4% green and 37.3% blue (83, 80, 95).

Its hue angle is 252°, with 9% saturation and 34% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 16% magenta, 0% yellow and 63% black.

The closest named color is Freefall (#565266), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.83:1).

#53505F color codes

HEX	`#53505F`
RGB	`rgb(83, 80, 95)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.5%, 31.4%, 37.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(252, 9%, 34%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(252, 16%, 37%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 16%, 0%, 63%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(34.81, 4.61, -8.29)`
CIE LCH	`lch(34.81, 9.48, 299.08)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.501, 8.403, 11.998)`
Decimal	`5460063`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #53505F, 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 #53505F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.68:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.83:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#53505F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.83:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.68:1	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 #53505F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #53505f; }
.text { color: #53505f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #53505f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(83 80 95 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #53505f, #5b505f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Charcoal.

Questions

What color is #53505F?: #53505F is a dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Freefall. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #53505F?: The RGB value is 83, 80, 95: 83 red, 80 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #53505F?: The complementary color is #5C5F50, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #53505F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.68:1 and white text 7.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.