What color is #535B4C?

#535B4C is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Ebony. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #535B4C?

The RGB value is 83, 91, 76: 83 red, 91 green and 76 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #535B4C?

The complementary color is #544C5B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #535B4C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.97:1 and white text 7.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#535B4C color

#535B4C rgb(83, 91, 76)

Shades of gray

The hex color #535B4C is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.5% red, 35.7% green and 29.8% blue (83, 91, 76).

Its hue angle is 92°, with 9% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 64% black.

The closest named color is Ebony (#555D50), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.07:1).

#535B4C color codes

HEX	`#535B4C`
RGB	`rgb(83, 91, 76)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.5%, 35.7%, 29.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(92, 9%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(92, 16%, 36%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 0%, 16%, 64%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.56, -6.28, 7.6)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.56, 9.86, 129.55)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.613, 9.843, 8.282)`
Decimal	`5462860`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #535B4C, 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 #535B4C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.07:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#535B4C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.07:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.97:1	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 #535B4C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #535b4c; }
.text { color: #535b4c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #535b4c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(83 91 76 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #535b4c, #4c5b4c); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #535B4C?: #535B4C is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Ebony. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #535B4C?: The RGB value is 83, 91, 76: 83 red, 91 green and 76 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #535B4C?: The complementary color is #544C5B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #535B4C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.97:1 and white text 7.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.