#535367
Charcoal · dark cool gray
About #535367
#535367 is a muted, dark shade in the gray family. On screen it is built from 33% red, 33% green and 40% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 19% cyan, 19% magenta, 0% yellow and 60% black. Its overall feel is cool.
Of the common colour names it is similar to Charcoal (ΔE 11.6); Eggplant comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #676753 — a umber tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use dark tones like #535367 for headings, body text, footers and dark-mode backgrounds. Put white text on top of it — 7.50:1, a WCAG AAA pass. Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (7.50:1).
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #535367?
#535367 is a muted, dark shade in the gray family. On screen it is built from 33% red, 33% green and 40% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 19% cyan, 19% magenta, 0% yellow and 60% black. Its overall feel is cool.
›What text colour should I use on #535367?
Use white text. White on #535367 has a contrast ratio of 7.50:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #535367?
Its complementary colour is #676753, and analogous partners are #535D67 and #5D5367.