What color is #53627B?

#53627B is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Admiral Blue. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #53627B?

The RGB value is 83, 98, 123: 83 red, 98 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #53627B?

The complementary color is #7B6C53, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #53627B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.4:1 and white text 6.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#53627B color

#53627B rgb(83, 98, 123)

Shades of blue

The hex color #53627B is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.5% red, 38.4% green and 48.2% blue (83, 98, 123).

Its hue angle is 218°, with 19% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 33% cyan, 20% magenta, 0% yellow and 52% black.

The closest named color is Admiral Blue (#50647F), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.17:1).

#53627B color codes

HEX	`#53627B`
RGB	`rgb(83, 98, 123)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.5%, 38.4%, 48.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(218, 19%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(218, 33%, 48%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(33%, 20%, 0%, 52%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.22, 0.72, -15.87)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.22, 15.88, 272.58)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.509, 12.004, 20.446)`
Decimal	`5464699`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #53627B, 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 #53627B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.4:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.17:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#53627B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.17:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.4:1	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 #53627B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #53627b; }
.text { color: #53627b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #53627b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(83 98 123 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #53627b, #58537b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #53627B?: #53627B is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Admiral Blue. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #53627B?: The RGB value is 83, 98, 123: 83 red, 98 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #53627B?: The complementary color is #7B6C53, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #53627B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.4:1 and white text 6.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.