What color is #535F5A?

#535F5A is a gray, closest to the named color Crucible. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #535F5A?

The RGB value is 83, 95, 90: 83 red, 95 green and 90 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #535F5A?

The complementary color is #5F5358, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #535F5A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.15:1 and white text 6.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#535F5A color

#535F5A rgb(83, 95, 90)

Shades of gray

The hex color #535F5A is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.5% red, 37.3% green and 35.3% blue (83, 95, 90).

Its hue angle is 155°, with 7% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 63% black.

The closest named color is Crucible (#555B59), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.66:1).

#535F5A color codes

HEX	`#535F5A`
RGB	`rgb(83, 95, 90)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.5%, 37.3%, 35.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(155, 7%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(155, 13%, 37%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 0%, 5%, 63%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.18, -5.75, 1.29)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.18, 5.89, 167.36)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.505, 10.761, 11.247)`
Decimal	`5463898`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #535F5A, 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 #535F5A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.15:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.66:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#535F5A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.66:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.15:1	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 #535F5A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #535f5a; }
.text { color: #535f5a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #535f5a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(83 95 90 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #535f5a, #535e5f); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #535F5A?: #535F5A is a gray, closest to the named color Crucible. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #535F5A?: The RGB value is 83, 95, 90: 83 red, 95 green and 90 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #535F5A?: The complementary color is #5F5358, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #535F5A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.15:1 and white text 6.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.