What color is #53524E?

#53524E is a gray, closest to the named color Subterrain Kingdom. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #53524E?

The RGB value is 83, 82, 78: 83 red, 82 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #53524E?

The complementary color is #4E4F53, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #53524E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.68:1 and white text 7.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#53524E color

#53524E rgb(83, 82, 78)

Shades of gray

The hex color #53524E is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.5% red, 32.2% green and 30.6% blue (83, 82, 78).

Its hue angle is 48°, with 3% saturation and 32% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 6% yellow and 67% black.

The closest named color is Subterrain Kingdom (#4F4E4A), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.82:1).

#53524E color codes

HEX	`#53524E`
RGB	`rgb(83, 82, 78)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.5%, 32.2%, 30.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(48, 3%, 32%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(48, 6%, 33%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 6%, 67%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(34.85, -0.43, 2.49)`
CIE LCH	`lch(34.85, 2.53, 99.78)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.96, 8.424, 8.413)`
Decimal	`5460558`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #53524E, 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 #53524E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.68:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.82:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#53524E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.82:1	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 #53524E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #53524e; }
.text { color: #53524e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #53524e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(83 82 78 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #53524e, #52534e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #53524E?: #53524E is a gray, closest to the named color Subterrain Kingdom. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #53524E?: The RGB value is 83, 82, 78: 83 red, 82 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #53524E?: The complementary color is #4E4F53, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #53524E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.68:1 and white text 7.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.