What color is #535159?

#535159 is a gray, closest to the named color Magnet. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #535159?

The RGB value is 83, 81, 89: 83 red, 81 green and 89 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #535159?

The complementary color is #575951, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #535159?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.69:1 and white text 7.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#535159 color

#535159 rgb(83, 81, 89)

Shades of gray

The hex color #535159 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.5% red, 31.8% green and 34.9% blue (83, 81, 89).

Its hue angle is 255°, with 5% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 65% black.

The closest named color is Magnet (#525054), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.81:1).

#535159 color codes

HEX	`#535159`
RGB	`rgb(83, 81, 89)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.5%, 31.8%, 34.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(255, 5%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(255, 9%, 35%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 9%, 0%, 65%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(34.89, 2.57, -4.38)`
CIE LCH	`lch(34.89, 5.08, 300.44)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.313, 8.445, 10.641)`
Decimal	`5460313`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #535159, 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 #535159	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.69:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.81:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#535159 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.81:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.69:1	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 #535159 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #535159; }
.text { color: #535159; }
.border { border: 2px solid #535159; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(83 81 89 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #535159, #575159); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dim Gray.

Questions

What color is #535159?: #535159 is a gray, closest to the named color Magnet. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #535159?: The RGB value is 83, 81, 89: 83 red, 81 green and 89 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #535159?: The complementary color is #575951, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #535159?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.69:1 and white text 7.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.