What color is #535A5B?

#535A5B is a gray, closest to the named color Crucible. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #535A5B?

The RGB value is 83, 90, 91: 83 red, 90 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #535A5B?

The complementary color is #5B5453, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #535A5B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.98:1 and white text 7.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#535A5B color

#535A5B rgb(83, 90, 91)

Shades of gray

The hex color #535A5B is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.5% red, 35.3% green and 35.7% blue (83, 90, 91).

Its hue angle is 187°, with 5% saturation and 34% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 64% black.

The closest named color is Crucible (#555B59), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.04:1).

#535A5B color codes

HEX	`#535A5B`
RGB	`rgb(83, 90, 91)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.5%, 35.3%, 35.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(187, 5%, 34%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(187, 9%, 36%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 1%, 0%, 64%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.67, -2.52, -1.52)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.67, 2.95, 211.12)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.111, 9.907, 11.328)`
Decimal	`5462619`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #535A5B, 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 #535A5B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.98:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.04:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#535A5B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.04:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.98:1	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 #535A5B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #535a5b; }
.text { color: #535a5b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #535a5b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(83 90 91 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #535a5b, #53565b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dim Gray.

Questions

What color is #535A5B?: #535A5B is a gray, closest to the named color Crucible. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #535A5B?: The RGB value is 83, 90, 91: 83 red, 90 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #535A5B?: The complementary color is #5B5453, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #535A5B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.98:1 and white text 7.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.