What color is #535D68?

#535D68 is a dark, grayish azure, closest to the named color Storm Rising. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #535D68?

The RGB value is 83, 93, 104: 83 red, 93 green and 104 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #535D68?

The complementary color is #685E53, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #535D68?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.13:1 and white text 6.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#535D68 color

#535D68 rgb(83, 93, 104)

Shades of gray

The hex color #535D68 is a dark, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.5% red, 36.5% green and 40.8% blue (83, 93, 104).

Its hue angle is 211°, with 11% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 11% magenta, 0% yellow and 59% black.

The closest named color is Storm Rising (#4D5A6B), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.7:1).

#535D68 color codes

HEX	`#535D68`
RGB	`rgb(83, 93, 104)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.5%, 36.5%, 40.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(211, 11%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(211, 20%, 41%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 11%, 0%, 59%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.01, -1.25, -7.58)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.01, 7.68, 260.67)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.98, 10.667, 14.627)`
Decimal	`5463400`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #535D68, 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 #535D68	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.13:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.7:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#535D68 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.7:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.13:1	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 #535D68 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #535d68; }
.text { color: #535d68; }
.border { border: 2px solid #535d68; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(83 93 104 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #535d68, #545368); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dim Gray.

Questions

What color is #535D68?: #535D68 is a dark, grayish azure, closest to the named color Storm Rising. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #535D68?: The RGB value is 83, 93, 104: 83 red, 93 green and 104 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #535D68?: The complementary color is #685E53, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #535D68?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.13:1 and white text 6.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.