What color is #53525E?

#53525E is a gray, closest to the named color Black Orchid. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #53525E?

The RGB value is 83, 82, 94: 83 red, 82 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #53525E?

The complementary color is #5D5E52, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #53525E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.74:1 and white text 7.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#53525E color

#53525E rgb(83, 82, 94)

Shades of gray

The hex color #53525E is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.5% red, 32.2% green and 36.9% blue (83, 82, 94).

Its hue angle is 245°, with 7% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 63% black.

The closest named color is Black Orchid (#525463), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.67:1).

#53525E color codes

HEX	`#53525E`
RGB	`rgb(83, 82, 94)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.5%, 32.2%, 36.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(245, 7%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(245, 13%, 37%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 13%, 0%, 63%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.36, 3.11, -6.82)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.36, 7.5, 294.52)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.605, 8.682, 11.81)`
Decimal	`5460574`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #53525E, 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 #53525E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.74:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.67:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#53525E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.67:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.74:1	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 #53525E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #53525e; }
.text { color: #53525e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #53525e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(83 82 94 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #53525e, #59525e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Charcoal.

Questions

What color is #53525E?: #53525E is a gray, closest to the named color Black Orchid. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #53525E?: The RGB value is 83, 82, 94: 83 red, 82 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #53525E?: The complementary color is #5D5E52, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #53525E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.74:1 and white text 7.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.