#535153

Color #535153

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning dark magenta.

Closest named color Dim Gray #696969 · ΔE 9.83 Nearest Tailwind class neutral-600 #525252 · ΔE 2

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Conversions

HEX

#535153

RGB

rgb(83, 81, 83)

HSL

hsl(300, 1.2%, 32.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(300, 2.4%, 32.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 2.4%, 0%, 67.5%)

LAB

lab(34.7, 1.24, -0.88)

LCH

lch(34.7, 1.52, 324.64)

OKLCH

oklch(43.8%, 0.0041, 325.92)

HWB

hwb(300, 31.8%, 67.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#515351

Analogous

#525153

#535153

#535152

Triadic

#535153

#535351

#515353

Split-complementary

#535153

#525351

#515352

Tetradic

#535153

#535151

#515351

#515353

Square

#535153

#535251

#515351

#515253

Shades

Color #535153 mixed toward black.

#454445

#373637

#2a292a

#1c1b1c

#0e0e0e

Tints

Color #535153 mixed toward white.

#706e70

#8d8a8d

#aaa8aa

#c6c5c6

#e3e2e3

Tones

Color #535153 mixed toward gray.

#535153

#535253

#525252

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

7.87:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.67:1

White text reads better on this background (7.87:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#525253 · ΔE 1.5

Deuteranopia

#525252 · ΔE 2

Tritanopia

#535252 · ΔE 1.5

Achromatopsia

#525252 · ΔE 2

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #535153;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#535153]

Related colors

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Purple #800080

Thistle #d8bfd8

Violet #ee82ee

Frequently asked questions

#535153 (#535153) is rgb(83, 81, 83) in RGB.

No, #535153 is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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