#535553

Color #535553

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning dark green.

Closest named color Dim Gray #696969 · ΔE 8.63 Nearest Tailwind class neutral-600 #525252 · ΔE 2.1

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Conversions

HEX

#535553

RGB

rgb(83, 85, 83)

HSL

hsl(120, 1.2%, 32.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(120, 2.4%, 33.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(2.4%, 0%, 2.4%, 66.7%)

LAB

lab(35.91, -1.23, 0.88)

LCH

lch(35.91, 1.51, 144.42)

OKLCH

oklch(44.7%, 0.0041, 145.92)

HWB

hwb(120, 32.5%, 66.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#555355

Analogous

#545553

#535553

#535554

Triadic

#535553

#535355

#555353

Split-complementary

#535553

#545355

#555354

Tetradic

#535553

#535555

#555355

#555353

Square

#535553

#535455

#555355

#555453

Shades

Color #535553 mixed toward black.

#454745

#373937

#292a29

#1c1c1c

#0e0e0e

Tints

Color #535553 mixed toward white.

#6f726f

#8c8e8c

#a8aaa8

#c5c7c5

#e2e3e2

Tones

Color #535553 mixed toward gray.

#535553

#535453

#545454

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

7.52:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.79:1

White text reads better on this background (7.52:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#545453 · ΔE 1.5

Deuteranopia

#545454 · ΔE 2

Tritanopia

#535454 · ΔE 1.5

Achromatopsia

#545454 · ΔE 2

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #535553;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#535553]

Related colors

Forest Green #228b22

Mint Green #98ff98

Dark Green #006400

Dark Sea Green #8fbc8f

Green #008000

Honeydew #f0fff0

Frequently asked questions

#535553 (#535553) is rgb(83, 85, 83) in RGB.

No, #535553 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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