Information about #53534F color

#53534F color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#53534F falls into the Yellow Color Family — Desaturated, Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(83, 83, 79) — 32.5% red, 32.5% green, 31% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 0 / 2 / 67. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #53534F reads as a softly muted balanced grey tone and occupies the middle of the lightness scale. 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 Wireless (#555350). Slightly further away sit Blast Grey (#54514D) and Knave (#50534C).

The recipe behind #53534F is rgb(83, 83, 79), with red as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #53534F: 7.7:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.7:1 for black. For print, note the heavy black component (K:67) — ink coverage matters with tones this deep. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#53534F color variations

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

#53534F color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#53534F color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#53534F color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#53534F 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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#53534F 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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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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#525053
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#505253
#505253

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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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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
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#505353
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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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#505350
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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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#505352
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#505053
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#535052
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Nearest named colors to #53534F

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

Wireless color link
Wireless

#555350

Blast Grey color link
Blast Grey

#54514D

Knave color link
Knave

#50534C

Calm Green color link
Calm Green

#51574F

Vampire Gray color link
Vampire Gray

#565051

Dim Grey color link
Dim Grey

#545454

Basalt color link
Basalt

#524E50

Masala color link
Masala

#57534B

Tundora color link
Tundora

#585452

Cape Cod color link
Cape Cod

#4E5552

Sidewinder color link
Sidewinder

#554D4F

Oilskin color link
Oilskin

#555349

#53534F color backgrounds & wallpapers

Download color wallpaper / background for your Desktop PC, Tablet or Mobile phone.

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#53534F color image #53534F color solid HD wallpaper 1170x2532 (Mobile)

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#53534F
  • RGB83, 83, 79
  • CMYK0, 0, 2, 67
  • CSSrgb(83, 83, 79)
  • HSL60°, 2%, 32%
  • HSL Precise60°, 2.469%, 31.765%
  • HSV60°, 5%, 33%
  • HSB60°, 5%, 33%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.325
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.325
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.310
  • GLSLvec3(0.325, 0.325, 0.310)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.325, 0.325, 0.310, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.325, 0.325, 0.310)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB32.5%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB32.5%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB31%
  • Color Family (Hue)Yellow
  • Saturation FamilyDesaturated
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID53534F
  • DECIMAL ID5460815
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • This page visited6 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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