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Recognised as Colour

#53534D

  • #53534D
  • Grey
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dim grey

#53534D is a grey with RGB values 83, 83, 77 and HSL 60°, 4%, 31%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

#53534D#53534D
HEX#53534D
RGBrgb(83, 83, 77)
RGB (0–1)0.3255, 0.3255, 0.302
RGB percentages32.5%, 32.5%, 30.2%
HSLhsl(60, 3.8%, 31.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(60, 7.2%, 32.5%)
CMYK0%, 0%, 7.2%, 67.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,460,813
CSS custom property--colour: #53534D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.08561WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness82.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.74:1
Contrast with white7.74:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.71:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#535353
Inverted#ACACB2

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#54524Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#54534Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.4 from the original
Tritanopia#545251no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 3.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.74:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.71:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dim grey · ΔE 10Dark slate grey · ΔE 13.3Gray · ΔE 18.8Slate grey · ΔE 22.6Light slate grey · ΔE 25.4Teal · ΔE 32.8
Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 10.01, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygrey
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#4D4D53
Analogous#53504D, #50534D
Triadic#4D5353, #534D53
Split complementary#4D5053, #504D53
Tetradic#4D5350, #4D4D53, #534D50

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#B9B9B3
Lighter +30%#A0A099
Lighter +20%#88887E
Lighter +10%#6D6D66
Darker −10%#393934
Darker −20%#1E1E1C
Darker −30%#040403
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#676739
Less saturated −25%#505050

Channel breakdown

R83
G83
B77
Red83 (32.5%)
Green83 (32.5%)
Blue77 (30.2%)
Hue60°
Saturation (HSL)3.75%
Lightness31.37%
Dominant channelRed and Green
Hex per channelR 53 · G 53 · B 4D

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