What color is #535F50?

#535F50 is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Verdant Hush. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #535F50?

The RGB value is 83, 95, 80: 83 red, 95 green and 80 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #535F50?

The complementary color is #5C505F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #535F50?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.12:1 and white text 6.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#535F50 color

#535F50 rgb(83, 95, 80)

Shades of gray

The hex color #535F50 is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.5% red, 37.3% green and 31.4% blue (83, 95, 80).

Its hue angle is 108°, with 9% saturation and 34% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 63% black.

The closest named color is Verdant Hush (#4E5A4A), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.73:1).

#535F50 color codes

HEX	`#535F50`
RGB	`rgb(83, 95, 80)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.5%, 37.3%, 31.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(108, 9%, 34%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(108, 16%, 37%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 0%, 16%, 63%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(38.9, -7.85, 7.04)`
CIE LCH	`lch(38.9, 10.55, 138.11)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.107, 10.602, 9.155)`
Decimal	`5463888`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #535F50, 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 #535F50	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.12:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.73:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#535F50 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.73:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.12:1	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 #535F50 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #535f50; }
.text { color: #535f50; }
.border { border: 2px solid #535f50; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(83 95 80 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #535f50, #505f55); }

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Questions

What color is #535F50?: #535F50 is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Verdant Hush. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #535F50?: The RGB value is 83, 95, 80: 83 red, 95 green and 80 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #535F50?: The complementary color is #5C505F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #535F50?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.12:1 and white text 6.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.