What color is #53514E?

#53514E is a gray, closest to the named color Heavy Charcoal. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #53514E?

The RGB value is 83, 81, 78: 83 red, 81 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #53514E?

The complementary color is #4E5053, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #53514E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.65:1 and white text 7.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#53514E color

#53514E rgb(83, 81, 78)

Shades of gray

The hex color #53514E is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.5% red, 31.8% green and 30.6% blue (83, 81, 78).

Its hue angle is 36°, with 3% saturation and 32% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 6% yellow and 67% black.

The closest named color is Heavy Charcoal (#565350), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.91:1).

#53514E color codes

HEX	`#53514E`
RGB	`rgb(83, 81, 78)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.5%, 31.8%, 30.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(36, 3%, 32%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(36, 6%, 33%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 6%, 67%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(34.55, 0.19, 2.05)`
CIE LCH	`lch(34.55, 2.06, 84.73)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.885, 8.274, 8.388)`
Decimal	`5460302`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #53514E, 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 #53514E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.65:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.91:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#53514E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.91:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.65:1	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 #53514E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #53514e; }
.text { color: #53514e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #53514e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(83 81 78 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #53514e, #53534e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Umber.

Questions

What color is #53514E?: #53514E is a gray, closest to the named color Heavy Charcoal. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #53514E?: The RGB value is 83, 81, 78: 83 red, 81 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #53514E?: The complementary color is #4E5053, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #53514E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.65:1 and white text 7.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.