What color is #535F6E?

#535F6E is a dark, grayish azure, closest to the named color Midnight Shadow. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #535F6E?

The RGB value is 83, 95, 110: 83 red, 95 green and 110 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #535F6E?

The complementary color is #6E6253, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #535F6E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.23:1 and white text 6.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#535F6E color

#535F6E rgb(83, 95, 110)

Shades of gray

The hex color #535F6E is a dark, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.5% red, 37.3% green and 43.1% blue (83, 95, 110).

Its hue angle is 213°, with 14% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 25% cyan, 14% magenta, 0% yellow and 57% black.

The closest named color is Midnight Shadow (#566373), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.5:1).

#535F6E color codes

HEX	`#535F6E`
RGB	`rgb(83, 95, 110)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.5%, 37.3%, 43.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(213, 14%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(213, 25%, 43%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(25%, 14%, 0%, 57%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.83, -0.94, -10.04)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.83, 10.09, 264.66)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.473, 11.149, 16.349)`
Decimal	`5463918`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #535F6E, 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 #535F6E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.23:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.5:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#535F6E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.5:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.23:1	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 #535F6E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #535f6e; }
.text { color: #535f6e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #535f6e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(83 95 110 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #535f6e, #55536e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dim Gray.

Questions

What color is #535F6E?: #535F6E is a dark, grayish azure, closest to the named color Midnight Shadow. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #535F6E?: The RGB value is 83, 95, 110: 83 red, 95 green and 110 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #535F6E?: The complementary color is #6E6253, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #535F6E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.23:1 and white text 6.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.