What color is #53574E?

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

What is the RGB value of #53574E?

The RGB value is 83, 87, 78: 83 red, 87 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #53574E?

The complementary color is #524E57, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #53574E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.84:1 and white text 7.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#53574E color

#53574E rgb(83, 87, 78)

Shades of gray

The hex color #53574E is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.5% red, 34.1% green and 30.6% blue (83, 87, 78).

Its hue angle is 87°, with 5% saturation and 32% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 66% black.

The closest named color is Ebony (#555D50), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.39:1).

#53574E color codes

HEX	`#53574E`
RGB	`rgb(83, 87, 78)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.5%, 34.1%, 30.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(87, 5%, 32%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(87, 10%, 34%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 0%, 10%, 66%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.38, -3.49, 4.68)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.38, 5.84, 126.66)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.35, 9.205, 8.543)`
Decimal	`5461838`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #53574E, 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 #53574E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.84:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.39:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#53574E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.39:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.84:1	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 #53574E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #53574e; }
.text { color: #53574e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #53574e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(83 87 78 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #53574e, #4e574e); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #53574E?: #53574E is a gray, closest to the named color Ebony. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #53574E?: The RGB value is 83, 87, 78: 83 red, 87 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #53574E?: The complementary color is #524E57, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #53574E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.84:1 and white text 7.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.