What color is #535753?

#535753 is a gray, closest to the named color Crucible. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #535753?

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

What is the complementary color of #535753?

The complementary color is #575357, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #535753?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.86:1 and white text 7.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#535753 color

#535753 rgb(83, 87, 83)

Shades of gray

The hex color #535753 is a gray.

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

Its hue angle is 120°, with 2% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 66% black.

The closest named color is Crucible (#555B59), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.35:1).

#535753 color codes

HEX	`#535753`
RGB	`rgb(83, 87, 83)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.5%, 34.1%, 32.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(120, 2%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(120, 5%, 34%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 0%, 5%, 66%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.52, -2.45, 1.77)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.52, 3.03, 144.21)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.537, 9.28, 9.523)`
Decimal	`5461843`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #535753, 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 #535753	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.86:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.35:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#535753 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.35:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.86:1	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 #535753 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #535753; }
.text { color: #535753; }
.border { border: 2px solid #535753; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(83 87 83 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #535753, #535755); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #535753?: #535753 is a gray, closest to the named color Crucible. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #535753?: The RGB value is 83, 87, 83: 83 red, 87 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #535753?: The complementary color is #575357, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #535753?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.86:1 and white text 7.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.