What color is #545253?

#545253 is a gray, closest to the named color Stone Cold. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #545253?

The RGB value is 84, 82, 83: 84 red, 82 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #545253?

The complementary color is #525453, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #545253?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.71:1 and white text 7.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#545253 color

#545253 rgb(84, 82, 83)

Shades of gray

The hex color #545253 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.9% red, 32.2% green and 32.5% blue (84, 82, 83).

Its hue angle is 330°, with 1% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 1% yellow and 67% black.

The closest named color is Stone Cold (#555555), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.75:1).

#545253 color codes

HEX	`#545253`
RGB	`rgb(84, 82, 83)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.9%, 32.2%, 32.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(330, 1%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(330, 2%, 33%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 1%, 67%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.09, 1.02, -0.3)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.09, 1.07, 343.83)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.235, 8.544, 9.397)`
Decimal	`5526099`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #545253, 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 #545253	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.71:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.75:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#545253 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.75:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.71:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

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 #545253 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #545253; }
.text { color: #545253; }
.border { border: 2px solid #545253; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(84 82 83 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #545253, #545252); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dim Gray.

Questions

What color is #545253?: #545253 is a gray, closest to the named color Stone Cold. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #545253?: The RGB value is 84, 82, 83: 84 red, 82 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #545253?: The complementary color is #525453, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #545253?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.71:1 and white text 7.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.