What color is #53525A?

#53525A is a gray, closest to the named color Magnet. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #53525A?

The RGB value is 83, 82, 90: 83 red, 82 green and 90 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #53525A?

The complementary color is #595A52, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #53525A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.72:1 and white text 7.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#53525A color

#53525A rgb(83, 82, 90)

Shades of gray

The hex color #53525A is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.5% red, 32.2% green and 35.3% blue (83, 82, 90).

Its hue angle is 248°, with 5% saturation and 34% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% 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 7.71:1).

#53525A color codes

HEX	`#53525A`
RGB	`rgb(83, 82, 90)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.5%, 32.2%, 35.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(248, 5%, 34%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(248, 9%, 35%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 9%, 0%, 65%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.23, 2.18, -4.51)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.23, 5.01, 295.75)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.43, 8.612, 10.889)`
Decimal	`5460570`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #53525A, 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 #53525A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.72:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.71:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#53525A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.71:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.72:1	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 #53525A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #53525a; }
.text { color: #53525a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #53525a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(83 82 90 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #53525a, #57525a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dim Gray.

Questions

What color is #53525A?: #53525A is a gray, closest to the named color Magnet. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #53525A?: The RGB value is 83, 82, 90: 83 red, 82 green and 90 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #53525A?: The complementary color is #595A52, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #53525A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.72:1 and white text 7.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.