What color is #535E57?

#535E57 is a gray, closest to the named color Ebony. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #535E57?

The RGB value is 83, 94, 87: 83 red, 94 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #535E57?

The complementary color is #5E535A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #535E57?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.11:1 and white text 6.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#535E57 color

#535E57 rgb(83, 94, 87)

Shades of gray

The hex color #535E57 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.5% red, 36.9% green and 34.1% blue (83, 94, 87).

Its hue angle is 142°, with 6% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 63% black.

The closest named color is Ebony (#555D50), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.76:1).

#535E57 color codes

HEX	`#535E57`
RGB	`rgb(83, 94, 87)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.5%, 36.9%, 34.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(142, 6%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(142, 12%, 37%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 0%, 7%, 63%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(38.78, -5.81, 2.57)`
CIE LCH	`lch(38.78, 6.35, 156.17)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.29, 10.532, 10.558)`
Decimal	`5463639`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #535E57, 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 #535E57	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.11:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.76:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#535E57 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.76:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.11:1	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 #535E57 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #535e57; }
.text { color: #535e57; }
.border { border: 2px solid #535e57; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(83 94 87 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #535e57, #535e5c); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #535E57?: #535E57 is a gray, closest to the named color Ebony. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #535E57?: The RGB value is 83, 94, 87: 83 red, 94 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #535E57?: The complementary color is #5E535A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #535E57?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.11:1 and white text 6.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.