What color is #535A6B?

#535A6B is a dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Heavy Violet. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #535A6B?

The RGB value is 83, 90, 107: 83 red, 90 green and 107 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #535A6B?

The complementary color is #6B6453, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #535A6B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.04:1 and white text 6.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#535A6B color

#535A6B rgb(83, 90, 107)

Shades of gray

The hex color #535A6B is a dark, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.5% red, 35.3% green and 42% blue (83, 90, 107).

Its hue angle is 222°, with 13% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 16% magenta, 0% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Heavy Violet (#4F566C), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.9:1).

#535A6B color codes

HEX	`#535A6B`
RGB	`rgb(83, 90, 107)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.5%, 35.3%, 42%)`
HSL	`hsl(222, 13%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(222, 22%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 16%, 0%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(38.22, 1.35, -10.62)`
CIE LCH	`lch(38.22, 10.71, 277.27)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.877, 10.213, 15.358)`
Decimal	`5462635`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #535A6B, 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 #535A6B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.04:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.9:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#535A6B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.9:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.04:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

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 #535A6B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #535a6b; }
.text { color: #535a6b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #535a6b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(83 90 107 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #535a6b, #58536b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Charcoal.

Questions

What color is #535A6B?: #535A6B is a dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Heavy Violet. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #535A6B?: The RGB value is 83, 90, 107: 83 red, 90 green and 107 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #535A6B?: The complementary color is #6B6453, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #535A6B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.04:1 and white text 6.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.