What color is #53607D?

#53607D is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Admiral Blue. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #53607D?

The RGB value is 83, 96, 125: 83 red, 96 green and 125 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #53607D?

The complementary color is #7D7053, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #53607D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.34:1 and white text 6.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#53607D color

#53607D rgb(83, 96, 125)

Shades of blue

The hex color #53607D is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.5% red, 37.6% green and 49% blue (83, 96, 125).

Its hue angle is 221°, with 20% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 34% cyan, 23% magenta, 0% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Admiral Blue (#50647F), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.29:1).

#53607D color codes

HEX	`#53607D`
RGB	`rgb(83, 96, 125)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.5%, 37.6%, 49%)`
HSL	`hsl(221, 20%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(221, 34%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(34%, 23%, 0%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.71, 2.5, -17.87)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.71, 18.04, 277.97)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.451, 11.685, 21.05)`
Decimal	`5464189`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #53607D, 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 #53607D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.34:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.29:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#53607D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.29:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.34:1	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 #53607D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #53607d; }
.text { color: #53607d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #53607d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(83 96 125 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #53607d, #5b537d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #53607D?: #53607D is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Admiral Blue. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #53607D?: The RGB value is 83, 96, 125: 83 red, 96 green and 125 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #53607D?: The complementary color is #7D7053, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #53607D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.34:1 and white text 6.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.