Information about #535357 color

#535357 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#535357 falls into the Blue Color Family — Desaturated, Neutral brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(83, 83, 87) — 32.5% red, 32.5% green, 34.1% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 2 / 2 / 0 / 66. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#535357 presents itself as a quiet, subdued balanced grey tone — one that holds a balanced mid-tone. It is a natural fit for versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Dark Bluish Grey (#535359). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Quarter Foundry (#525557) and Dim Grey (#545454).

In RGB terms — rgb(83, 83, 87) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #535357: 7.7:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.7:1 for black. On paper it relies strongly on black ink (K:66), so proof dark layouts before a large print run. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #535357 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#535357 color variations

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

#535357 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#535357 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#535357 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#535357 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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#535357 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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#545652
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#565452
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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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#525456
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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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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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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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#565254
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Nearest named colors to #535357

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

Dark Bluish Grey color link
Dark Bluish Grey

#535359

Quarter Foundry color link
Quarter Foundry

#525557

Dim Grey color link
Dim Grey

#545454

Half Baltic Sea color link
Half Baltic Sea

#565657

Half Grey Friars color link
Half Grey Friars

#4F5255

Landscape Grey color link
Landscape Grey

#555759

Zulu color link
Zulu

#585156

Titans Steel Grey color link
Titans Steel Grey

#54585A

Dark Magentaish Grey color link
Dark Magentaish Grey

#595359

Dark Cyanish Grey color link
Dark Cyanish Grey

#535959

Jimmy Dean color link
Jimmy Dean

#51535D

Trout color link
Trout

#4C5356

#535357 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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

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#535357 color image #535357 color solid HD wallpaper 3840x2160 (Desktop)
#535357 color image #535357 color solid HD wallpaper 1170x2532 (Mobile)

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#535357
  • RGB83, 83, 87
  • CMYK2, 2, 0, 66
  • CSSrgb(83, 83, 87)
  • HSL240°, 2%, 33%
  • HSL Precise240°, 2.353%, 33.333%
  • HSV240°, 5%, 34%
  • HSB240°, 5%, 34%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.325
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.325
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.341
  • GLSLvec3(0.325, 0.325, 0.341)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.325, 0.325, 0.341, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.325, 0.325, 0.341)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB32.5%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB32.5%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB34.1%
  • Color Family (Hue)Blue
  • Saturation FamilyDesaturated
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID535357
  • DECIMAL ID5460823
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • This page visited6 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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