Information about #53524B color

#53524B color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #53524B is classified in the Register under the Yellow Color Family, with Desaturated and Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(83, 82, 75) — 32.5% red, 32.2% green, 29.4% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 0 / 3 / 67. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A muted, almost neutral grey, #53524B occupies the middle of the lightness scale. Designers typically reach for tones like this for balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Blast Grey (#54514D). Slightly further away sit Oilskin (#555349) and Knave (#50534C).

In RGB terms — rgb(83, 82, 75) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, white text reaches a 7.8:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); black stays at 2.7:1. On paper it relies strongly on black ink (K:67), so proof dark layouts before a large print run. #53524B has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#53524B color variations

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

#53524B color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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#77766C

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#9A9990

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#BCBBB5

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#DDDDDA

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White

#FFFFFF

#53524B color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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#42413C

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#31312D

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Black

#000000

#53524B color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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#65645F

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#6E6D69

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Grey

#808080

#53524B color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#4D534B

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#50534B

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#534E4B

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#534B4B

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#534B4D

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#53524B 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
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#4B4C53
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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
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#4E4B53
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#4B5053
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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
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#534E4B
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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
#53524B
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#4B5352
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#524B53
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Tetradic

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

Tetradic color scheme
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#4C534B
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#4B4C53
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#524B53
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Square

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

Square color scheme
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#4B534E
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#4B4C53
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#534B50
#534B50

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Nearest named colors to #53524B

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

Blast Grey color link
Blast Grey

#54514D

Oilskin color link
Oilskin

#555349

Knave color link
Knave

#50534C

Dune color link
Dune

#514F4A

Masala color link
Masala

#57534B

Winchester color link
Winchester

#514E4A

Silver Streak color link
Silver Streak

#504E4B

Wireless color link
Wireless

#555350

Rampart color link
Rampart

#4F4E4A

Touchstone color link
Touchstone

#524F46

Merlin color link
Merlin

#4F4E48

Basalt color link
Basalt

#524E50

#53524B color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#53524B
  • RGB83, 82, 75
  • CMYK0, 0, 3, 67
  • CSSrgb(83, 82, 75)
  • HSL53°, 5%, 31%
  • HSL Precise52.5°, 5.063%, 30.98%
  • HSV53°, 10%, 33%
  • HSB53°, 10%, 33%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.325
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.322
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.294
  • GLSLvec3(0.325, 0.322, 0.294)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.325, 0.322, 0.294, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.325, 0.322, 0.294)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB32.5%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB32.2%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB29.4%
  • Color Family (Hue)Yellow
  • Saturation FamilyDesaturated
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID53524B
  • DECIMAL ID5460555
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • This page visited6 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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