Information about #534551 color

#534551 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#534551 falls into the Magenta Color Family — Desaturated, Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(83, 69, 81) — 32.5% red, 27.1% green, 31.8% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 5 / 1 / 67. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #534551 reads as a quiet, subdued grey and holds a balanced mid-tone. Designers typically reach for tones like this for versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Mortar (#504351). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Quartz (#51484F) and Yasna (#544A50).

Technically, the mix leans on its red channel (rgb(83, 69, 81)), which gives #534551 its character. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #534551: 9.0:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.3:1 for black. For print, note the heavy black component (K:67) — ink coverage matters with tones this deep. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #534551 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#534551 color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#534551 color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #534551

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Mortar color link
Mortar

#504351

Quartz color link
Quartz

#51484F

Yasna color link
Yasna

#544A50

Dark Liver color link
Dark Liver

#534B4F

Purple Taupe color link
Purple Taupe

#50404D

Everest color link
Everest

#4C4850

Transformer color link
Transformer

#4F484B

Gray Wolf color link
Gray Wolf

#504A4B

Sidewinder color link
Sidewinder

#554D4F

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#534551
  • RGB83, 69, 81
  • CMYK0, 5, 1, 67
  • CSSrgb(83, 69, 81)
  • HSL309°, 9%, 30%
  • HSL Precise308.571°, 9.211%, 29.804%
  • HSV309°, 17%, 33%
  • HSB309°, 17%, 33%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.325
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.271
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.318
  • GLSLvec3(0.325, 0.271, 0.318)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.325, 0.271, 0.318, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.325, 0.271, 0.318)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB32.5%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB27.1%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB31.8%
  • Color FamilyMagenta
  • Saturation FamilyDesaturated
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID534551
  • DECIMAL ID5457233
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01