What color is #535C53?

#535C53 is a gray, closest to the named color Ebony. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #535C53?

The RGB value is 83, 92, 83: 83 red, 92 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #535C53?

The complementary color is #5C535C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #535C53?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.02:1 and white text 6.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#535C53 color

#535C53 rgb(83, 92, 83)

Shades of gray

The hex color #535C53 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.5% red, 36.1% green and 32.5% blue (83, 92, 83).

Its hue angle is 120°, with 5% saturation and 34% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 64% black.

The closest named color is Ebony (#555D50), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.95:1).

#535C53 color codes

HEX	`#535C53`
RGB	`rgb(83, 92, 83)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.5%, 36.1%, 32.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(120, 5%, 34%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(120, 10%, 36%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 0%, 10%, 64%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(38.05, -5.47, 3.98)`
CIE LCH	`lch(38.05, 6.76, 143.91)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.955, 10.118, 9.663)`
Decimal	`5463123`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #535C53, 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 #535C53	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.02:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.95:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#535C53 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.95:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.02:1	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 #535C53 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #535c53; }
.text { color: #535c53; }
.border { border: 2px solid #535c53; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(83 92 83 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #535c53, #535c58); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #535C53?: #535C53 is a gray, closest to the named color Ebony. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #535C53?: The RGB value is 83, 92, 83: 83 red, 92 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #535C53?: The complementary color is #5C535C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #535C53?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.02:1 and white text 6.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.