What color is #53535C?

#53535C is a gray, closest to the named color Blackwater. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #53535C?

The RGB value is 83, 83, 92: 83 red, 83 green and 92 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #53535C?

The complementary color is #5C5C53, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #53535C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.76:1 and white text 7.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#53535C color

#53535C rgb(83, 83, 92)

Shades of gray

The hex color #53535C is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.5% red, 32.5% green and 36.1% blue (83, 83, 92).

Its hue angle is 240°, with 5% saturation and 34% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 10% magenta, 0% yellow and 64% black.

The closest named color is Blackwater (#545663), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.61:1).

#53535C color codes

HEX	`#53535C`
RGB	`rgb(83, 83, 92)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.5%, 32.5%, 36.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(240, 5%, 34%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(240, 10%, 36%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 10%, 0%, 64%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.59, 2.02, -5.22)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.59, 5.6, 291.1)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.592, 8.798, 11.369)`
Decimal	`5460828`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #53535C, 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 #53535C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.76:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.61:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#53535C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.61:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.76:1	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 #53535C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #53535c; }
.text { color: #53535c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #53535c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(83 83 92 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #53535c, #58535c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dim Gray.

Questions

What color is #53535C?: #53535C is a gray, closest to the named color Blackwater. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #53535C?: The RGB value is 83, 83, 92: 83 red, 83 green and 92 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #53535C?: The complementary color is #5C5C53, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #53535C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.76:1 and white text 7.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.