What color is #535E70?

#535E70 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Storm Rising. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #535E70?

The RGB value is 83, 94, 112: 83 red, 94 green and 112 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #535E70?

The complementary color is #706553, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #535E70?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.2:1 and white text 6.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#535E70 color

#535E70 rgb(83, 94, 112)

Shades of gray

The hex color #535E70 is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.5% red, 36.9% green and 43.9% blue (83, 94, 112).

Its hue angle is 217°, with 15% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 26% cyan, 16% magenta, 0% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Storm Rising (#4D5A6B), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.56:1).

#535E70 color codes

HEX	`#535E70`
RGB	`rgb(83, 94, 112)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.5%, 36.9%, 43.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(217, 15%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(217, 26%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(26%, 16%, 0%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.6, 0.19, -11.61)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.6, 11.61, 270.96)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.494, 11.014, 16.899)`
Decimal	`5463664`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #535E70, 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 #535E70	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.2:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.56:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#535E70 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.56:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.2:1	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 #535E70 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #535e70; }
.text { color: #535e70; }
.border { border: 2px solid #535e70; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(83 94 112 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #535e70, #575370); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dim Gray.

Questions

What color is #535E70?: #535E70 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Storm Rising. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #535E70?: The RGB value is 83, 94, 112: 83 red, 94 green and 112 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #535E70?: The complementary color is #706553, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #535E70?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.2:1 and white text 6.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.