What color is #53544F?

#53544F is a gray, closest to the named color Subterrain Kingdom. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #53544F?

The RGB value is 83, 84, 79: 83 red, 84 green and 79 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #53544F?

The complementary color is #504F54, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #53544F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.75:1 and white text 7.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#53544F color

#53544F rgb(83, 84, 79)

Shades of gray

The hex color #53544F is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.5% red, 32.9% green and 31% blue (83, 84, 79).

Its hue angle is 72°, with 3% saturation and 32% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 67% black.

The closest named color is Subterrain Kingdom (#4F4E4A), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.64:1).

#53544F color codes

HEX	`#53544F`
RGB	`rgb(83, 84, 79)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.5%, 32.9%, 31%)`
HSL	`hsl(72, 3%, 32%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(72, 6%, 33%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 0%, 6%, 67%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.49, -1.46, 2.78)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.49, 3.14, 117.63)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.149, 8.744, 8.654)`
Decimal	`5461071`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #53544F, 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 #53544F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.75:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.64:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#53544F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.64:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.75:1	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 #53544F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #53544f; }
.text { color: #53544f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #53544f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(83 84 79 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #53544f, #51544f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #53544F?: #53544F is a gray, closest to the named color Subterrain Kingdom. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #53544F?: The RGB value is 83, 84, 79: 83 red, 84 green and 79 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #53544F?: The complementary color is #504F54, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #53544F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.75:1 and white text 7.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.