Information about #53656C color

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Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #53656C belongs to the Azure Color Family, featuring Low Saturation and Neutral brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(83, 101, 108) — 32.5% red, 39.6% green, 42.4% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 10 / 3 / 0 / 58. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#53656C is a softly toned steel-blue azure that occupies the middle of the lightness scale. In practice it works well for versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Black Coral (#54626F). Slightly further away sit Stormcloud (#4F666A) and Opposite Flower (#4D646C).

In RGB terms — rgb(83, 101, 108) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #53656C: 6.1:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 3.4:1 for black. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#53656C color variations

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

#53656C color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#53656C color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#53656C color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#53656C 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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#53656C 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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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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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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Nearest named colors to #53656C

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

Black Coral color link
Black Coral

#54626F

Stormcloud color link
Stormcloud

#4F666A

Opposite Flower color link
Opposite Flower

#4D646C

Slate Grey color link
Slate Grey

#59656D

Slate color link
Slate

#516572

Cadet color link
Cadet

#536872

Streetwise color link
Streetwise

#4F6971

Snapshot color link
Snapshot

#505F67

Deep Space Sparkle color link
Deep Space Sparkle

#4A646C

Quadrant Grey color link
Quadrant Grey

#595E6B

Odyssey color link
Odyssey

#4F6D69

Tax Break color link
Tax Break

#496569

#53656C color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#53656C
  • RGB83, 101, 108
  • CMYK10, 3, 0, 58
  • CSSrgb(83, 101, 108)
  • HSL197°, 13%, 37%
  • HSL Precise196.8°, 13.089%, 37.451%
  • HSV197°, 23%, 42%
  • HSB197°, 23%, 42%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.325
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.396
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.424
  • GLSLvec3(0.325, 0.396, 0.424)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.325, 0.396, 0.424, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.325, 0.396, 0.424)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB32.5%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB39.6%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB42.4%
  • Color FamilyAzure
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID53656C
  • DECIMAL ID5465452
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers306 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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