What color is #535453?

#535453 is a gray, closest to the named color Stone Cold. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #535453?

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

What is the complementary color of #535453?

The complementary color is #545354, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #535453?

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.

#535453 color

#535453 rgb(83, 84, 83)

Shades of gray

The hex color #535453 is a gray.

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

Its hue angle is 120°, with 1% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 67% black.

The closest named color is Stone Cold (#555555), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#535453 color codes

HEX	`#535453`
RGB	`rgb(83, 84, 83)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.5%, 32.9%, 32.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(120, 1%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(120, 1%, 33%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 0%, 1%, 67%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.6, -0.62, 0.44)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.6, 0.76, 144.38)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.299, 8.804, 9.444)`
Decimal	`5461075`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #535453, 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 #535453	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.76:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.61:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#535453 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 #535453 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #535453; }
.text { color: #535453; }
.border { border: 2px solid #535453; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(83 84 83 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #535453, #535453); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dim Gray.

Questions

What color is #535453?: #535453 is a gray, closest to the named color Stone Cold. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #535453?: The RGB value is 83, 84, 83: 83 red, 84 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #535453?: The complementary color is #545354, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #535453?: 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.