#53556A Color

#53556A is rgb(83, 85, 106) in RGB and hsl(235, 12%, 37%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DimGray. White text is most readable on this background.

#53556A

HEX#53556A

RGBrgb(83, 85, 106)

HSLhsl(235, 12%, 37%)

HSVhsv(235, 22%, 42%)

OKLCHoklch(45.6% 0.034 280.7)

CMYKcmyk(22%, 20%, 0%, 58%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #53556A background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text7.3:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

TextBlack text2.88:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #53556A based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#53556A Complementary#6A6853 Analogous#53606A Analogous#5C536A Triadic#6A5355 Triadic#556A53

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #53556A, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#676A83 #7C7E98 #9597AC #AFB0C0 #C9CAD4 #E0E0E6

Shades

#48495B #3F4050 #343542 #282933 #1D1E25 #14151A

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