Information about #535B4B color

#535B4B color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #535B4B is classified in the Register under the Chartreuse Color Family, with Desaturated and Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(83, 91, 75) — 32.5% red, 35.7% green, 29.4% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 3 / 0 / 6 / 64. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#535B4B presents itself as a quiet, subdued balanced grey tone — one that sits comfortably between light and dark. In practice it works well for understated, calm designs that favor harmony over drama. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Magnetic (#555A4C). Nearby in the Register you will also find Ebony (#555D50) and Calm Green (#51574F).

The recipe behind #535B4B is rgb(83, 91, 75), with green as the dominant ingredient. If you plan to put text on a #535B4B background, choose white — the contrast ratio is 7.1:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while black manages only 3.0:1. On paper it relies strongly on black ink (K:64), so proof dark layouts before a large print run. #535B4B has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#535B4B color variations

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#535B4B 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 #535B4B

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

Magnetic color link
Magnetic

#555A4C

Ebony color link
Ebony

#555D50

Calm Green color link
Calm Green

#51574F

Nandor color link
Nandor

#4E5D4E

Raptor color link
Raptor

#585847

Oilskin color link
Oilskin

#555349

Knave color link
Knave

#50534C

Masala color link
Masala

#57534B

Tom Thumb color link
Tom Thumb

#4F6348

Triple Tapa color link
Triple Tapa

#5B5A50

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#535B4B
  • RGB83, 91, 75
  • CMYK3, 0, 6, 64
  • CSSrgb(83, 91, 75)
  • HSL90°, 10%, 33%
  • HSL Precise90°, 9.639%, 32.549%
  • HSV90°, 18%, 36%
  • HSB90°, 18%, 36%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.325
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.357
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.294
  • GLSLvec3(0.325, 0.357, 0.294)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.325, 0.357, 0.294, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.325, 0.357, 0.294)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB32.5%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB35.7%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB29.4%
  • Color FamilyChartreuse
  • Saturation FamilyDesaturated
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID535B4B
  • DECIMAL ID5462859
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01