What color is #535559?

#535559 is a gray, closest to the named color Stone Cold. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #535559?

The RGB value is 83, 85, 89: 83 red, 85 green and 89 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #535559?

The complementary color is #595753, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #535559?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.81:1 and white text 7.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#535559 color

#535559 rgb(83, 85, 89)

Shades of gray

The hex color #535559 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.5% red, 33.3% green and 34.9% blue (83, 85, 89).

Its hue angle is 220°, with 3% saturation and 34% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 65% black.

The closest named color is Stone Cold (#555555), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.47:1).

#535559 color codes

HEX	`#535559`
RGB	`rgb(83, 85, 89)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.5%, 33.3%, 34.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(220, 3%, 34%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(220, 7%, 35%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 4%, 0%, 65%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.09, 0.09, -2.6)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.09, 2.6, 271.91)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.619, 9.057, 10.743)`
Decimal	`5461337`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #535559, 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 #535559	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.81:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.47:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#535559 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.47:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.81:1	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 #535559 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #535559; }
.text { color: #535559; }
.border { border: 2px solid #535559; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(83 85 89 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #535559, #545359); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dim Gray.

Questions

What color is #535559?: #535559 is a gray, closest to the named color Stone Cold. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #535559?: The RGB value is 83, 85, 89: 83 red, 85 green and 89 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #535559?: The complementary color is #595753, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #535559?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.81:1 and white text 7.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.