What color is #53606F?

#53606F is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Midnight Shadow. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #53606F?

The RGB value is 83, 96, 111: 83 red, 96 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #53606F?

The complementary color is #6F6253, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #53606F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.27:1 and white text 6.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#53606F color

#53606F rgb(83, 96, 111)

Shades of gray

The hex color #53606F is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.5% red, 37.6% green and 43.5% blue (83, 96, 111).

Its hue angle is 212°, with 14% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 25% cyan, 14% magenta, 0% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Midnight Shadow (#566373), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.42:1).

#53606F color codes

HEX	`#53606F`
RGB	`rgb(83, 96, 111)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.5%, 37.6%, 43.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(212, 14%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(212, 25%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(25%, 14%, 0%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.17, -1.29, -10.15)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.17, 10.23, 262.77)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.619, 11.352, 16.668)`
Decimal	`5464175`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #53606F, 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 #53606F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.27:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.42:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#53606F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.42:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.27:1	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 #53606F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #53606f; }
.text { color: #53606f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #53606f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(83 96 111 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #53606f, #54536f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dim Gray.

Questions

What color is #53606F?: #53606F is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Midnight Shadow. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #53606F?: The RGB value is 83, 96, 111: 83 red, 96 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #53606F?: The complementary color is #6F6253, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #53606F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.27:1 and white text 6.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.