What color is #53576D?

#53576D is a dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Heavy Violet. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #53576D?

The RGB value is 83, 87, 109: 83 red, 87 green and 109 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #53576D?

The complementary color is #6D6953, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #53576D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.95:1 and white text 7.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#53576D color

#53576D rgb(83, 87, 109)

Shades of blue

The hex color #53576D is a dark, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.5% red, 34.1% green and 42.7% blue (83, 87, 109).

Its hue angle is 231°, with 14% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 24% cyan, 20% magenta, 0% yellow and 57% black.

The closest named color is Heavy Violet (#4F566C), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.11:1).

#53576D color codes

HEX	`#53576D`
RGB	`rgb(83, 87, 109)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.5%, 34.1%, 42.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(231, 14%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(231, 24%, 43%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(24%, 20%, 0%, 57%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.41, 3.74, -13.1)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.41, 13.62, 285.93)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.735, 9.759, 15.836)`
Decimal	`5461869`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #53576D, 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 #53576D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.95:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#53576D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.95:1	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 #53576D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #53576d; }
.text { color: #53576d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #53576d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(83 87 109 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #53576d, #5c536d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Charcoal.

Questions

What color is #53576D?: #53576D is a dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Heavy Violet. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #53576D?: The RGB value is 83, 87, 109: 83 red, 87 green and 109 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #53576D?: The complementary color is #6D6953, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #53576D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.95:1 and white text 7.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.