What color is #53595F?

#53595F is a gray, closest to the named color Blindfolded. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #53595F?

The RGB value is 83, 89, 95: 83 red, 89 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #53595F?

The complementary color is #5F5953, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #53595F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.96:1 and white text 7.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#53595F color

#53595F rgb(83, 89, 95)

Shades of gray

The hex color #53595F is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.5% red, 34.9% green and 37.3% blue (83, 89, 95).

Its hue angle is 210°, with 7% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 63% black.

The closest named color is Blindfolded (#5A5E61), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.09:1).

#53595F color codes

HEX	`#53595F`
RGB	`rgb(83, 89, 95)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.5%, 34.9%, 37.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(210, 7%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(210, 13%, 37%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 6%, 0%, 63%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.5, -0.99, -4.27)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.5, 4.38, 256.97)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.205, 9.81, 12.233)`
Decimal	`5462367`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #53595F, 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 #53595F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.96:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.09:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#53595F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.09:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.96:1	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 #53595F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #53595f; }
.text { color: #53595f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #53595f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(83 89 95 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #53595f, #53535f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dim Gray.

Questions

What color is #53595F?: #53595F is a gray, closest to the named color Blindfolded. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #53595F?: The RGB value is 83, 89, 95: 83 red, 89 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #53595F?: The complementary color is #5F5953, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #53595F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.96:1 and white text 7.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.