What color is #535543?

#535543 is a dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Kelp. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #535543?

The RGB value is 83, 85, 67: 83 red, 85 green and 67 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #535543?

The complementary color is #454355, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #535543?

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.

#535543 color

#535543 rgb(83, 85, 67)

Shades of gray

The hex color #535543 is a dark, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.5% red, 33.3% green and 26.3% blue (83, 85, 67).

Its hue angle is 67°, with 12% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 21% yellow and 67% black.

The closest named color is Kelp (#4D503C), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#535543 color codes

HEX	`#535543`
RGB	`rgb(83, 85, 67)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.5%, 33.3%, 26.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(67, 12%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(67, 21%, 33%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 0%, 21%, 67%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.48, -4.35, 10.26)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.48, 11.15, 112.99)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.829, 8.741, 6.584)`
Decimal	`5461315`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #535543, 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 #535543	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.75:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.64:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#535543 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 #535543 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #535543; }
.text { color: #535543; }
.border { border: 2px solid #535543; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(83 85 67 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #535543, #4a5543); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #535543?: #535543 is a dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Kelp. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #535543?: The RGB value is 83, 85, 67: 83 red, 85 green and 67 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #535543?: The complementary color is #454355, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #535543?: 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.