What color is #53574B?

#53574B is a gray, closest to the named color Ebony. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #53574B?

The RGB value is 83, 87, 75: 83 red, 87 green and 75 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #53574B?

The complementary color is #4F4B57, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #53574B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.83:1 and white text 7.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#53574B color

#53574B rgb(83, 87, 75)

Shades of gray

The hex color #53574B is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.5% red, 34.1% green and 29.4% blue (83, 87, 75).

Its hue angle is 80°, with 7% saturation and 32% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 66% black.

The closest named color is Ebony (#555D50), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.41:1).

#53574B color codes

HEX	`#53574B`
RGB	`rgb(83, 87, 75)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.5%, 34.1%, 29.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(80, 7%, 32%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(80, 14%, 34%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 0%, 14%, 66%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.3, -4.08, 6.44)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.3, 7.62, 122.36)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.245, 9.163, 7.99)`
Decimal	`5461835`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #53574B, 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 #53574B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.83:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.41:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#53574B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.41:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.83:1	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 #53574B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #53574b; }
.text { color: #53574b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #53574b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(83 87 75 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #53574b, #4d574b); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #53574B?: #53574B is a gray, closest to the named color Ebony. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #53574B?: The RGB value is 83, 87, 75: 83 red, 87 green and 75 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #53574B?: The complementary color is #4F4B57, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #53574B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.83:1 and white text 7.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.