What color is #535555?

#535555 is a gray, closest to the named color Stone Cold. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #535555?

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

What is the complementary color of #535555?

The complementary color is #555353, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #535555?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.8:1 and white text 7.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#535555 color

#535555 rgb(83, 85, 85)

Shades of gray

The hex color #535555 is a gray.

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

Its hue angle is 180°, with 1% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 67% black.

The closest named color is Stone Cold (#555555), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.5:1).

#535555 color codes

HEX	`#535555`
RGB	`rgb(83, 85, 85)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.5%, 33.3%, 33.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(180, 1%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(180, 2%, 33%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 0%, 0%, 67%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.97, -0.8, -0.28)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.97, 0.85, 199.29)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.455, 8.992, 9.883)`
Decimal	`5461333`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #535555, 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 #535555	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.8:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.5:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#535555 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.5:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.8:1	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 #535555 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #535555; }
.text { color: #535555; }
.border { border: 2px solid #535555; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(83 85 85 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #535555, #535455); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dim Gray.

Questions

What color is #535555?: #535555 is a gray, closest to the named color Stone Cold. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #535555?: The RGB value is 83, 85, 85: 83 red, 85 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #535555?: The complementary color is #555353, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #535555?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.8:1 and white text 7.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.