What color is #535450?

#535450 is a gray, closest to the named color Subterrain Kingdom. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #535450?

The RGB value is 83, 84, 80: 83 red, 84 green and 80 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #535450?

The complementary color is #515054, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #535450?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.75:1 and white text 7.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#535450 color

#535450 rgb(83, 84, 80)

Shades of gray

The hex color #535450 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.5% red, 32.9% green and 31.4% blue (83, 84, 80).

Its hue angle is 75°, with 2% saturation and 32% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 67% black.

The closest named color is Subterrain Kingdom (#4F4E4A), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.63:1).

#535450 color codes

HEX	`#535450`
RGB	`rgb(83, 84, 80)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.5%, 32.9%, 31.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(75, 2%, 32%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(75, 5%, 33%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 0%, 5%, 67%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.52, -1.25, 2.19)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.52, 2.53, 119.64)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.185, 8.759, 8.847)`
Decimal	`5461072`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #535450, 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 #535450	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.75:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.63:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#535450 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.63:1	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 #535450 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #535450; }
.text { color: #535450; }
.border { border: 2px solid #535450; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(83 84 80 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #535450, #515450); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #535450?: #535450 is a gray, closest to the named color Subterrain Kingdom. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #535450?: The RGB value is 83, 84, 80: 83 red, 84 green and 80 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #535450?: The complementary color is #515054, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #535450?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.75:1 and white text 7.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.