What color is #535A51?

#535A51 is a gray, closest to the named color Ebony. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #535A51?

The RGB value is 83, 90, 81: 83 red, 90 green and 81 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #535A51?

The complementary color is #58515A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #535A51?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.95:1 and white text 7.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#535A51 color

#535A51 rgb(83, 90, 81)

Shades of gray

The hex color #535A51 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.5% red, 35.3% green and 31.8% blue (83, 90, 81).

Its hue angle is 107°, with 5% saturation and 34% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 65% black.

The closest named color is Ebony (#555D50), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.12:1).

#535A51 color codes

HEX	`#535A51`
RGB	`rgb(83, 90, 81)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.5%, 35.3%, 31.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(107, 5%, 34%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(107, 10%, 35%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 0%, 10%, 65%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.38, -4.68, 4.26)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.38, 6.33, 137.73)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.708, 9.745, 9.205)`
Decimal	`5462609`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #535A51, 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 #535A51	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.95:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.12:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#535A51 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.12:1	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 #535A51 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #535a51; }
.text { color: #535a51; }
.border { border: 2px solid #535a51; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(83 90 81 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #535a51, #515a53); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #535A51?: #535A51 is a gray, closest to the named color Ebony. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #535A51?: The RGB value is 83, 90, 81: 83 red, 90 green and 81 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #535A51?: The complementary color is #58515A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #535A51?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.95:1 and white text 7.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.