What color is #53564F?

#53564F is a gray, closest to the named color Crucible. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #53564F?

The RGB value is 83, 86, 79: 83 red, 86 green and 79 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #53564F?

The complementary color is #524F56, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #53564F?

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.

#53564F color

#53564F rgb(83, 86, 79)

Shades of gray

The hex color #53564F is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.5% red, 33.7% green and 31% blue (83, 86, 79).

Its hue angle is 86°, with 4% saturation and 32% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 66% black.

The closest named color is Crucible (#555B59), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#53564F color codes

HEX	`#53564F`
RGB	`rgb(83, 86, 79)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.5%, 33.7%, 31%)`
HSL	`hsl(86, 4%, 32%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(86, 8%, 34%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 0%, 8%, 66%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.1, -2.68, 3.66)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.1, 4.53, 126.18)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.306, 9.059, 8.707)`
Decimal	`5461583`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #53564F, 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 #53564F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.81:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.47:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#53564F 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 #53564F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #53564f; }
.text { color: #53564f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #53564f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(83 86 79 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #53564f, #4f564f); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #53564F?: #53564F is a gray, closest to the named color Crucible. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #53564F?: The RGB value is 83, 86, 79: 83 red, 86 green and 79 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #53564F?: The complementary color is #524F56, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #53564F?: 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.