What color is #00526E?

#00526E is a dark, vivid azure, closest to the named color Night Kite. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #00526E?

The RGB value is 0, 82, 110: 0 red, 82 green and 110 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #00526E?

The complementary color is #6E1C00, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #00526E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.43:1 and white text 8.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#00526E color

#00526E rgb(0, 82, 110)

Shades of blue

The hex color #00526E is a dark, vivid azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 0% red, 32.2% green and 43.1% blue (0, 82, 110).

Its hue angle is 195°, with 100% saturation and 22% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 100% cyan, 25% magenta, 0% yellow and 57% black.

The closest named color is Night Kite (#005572), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.63:1).

#00526E color codes

HEX	`#00526E`
RGB	`rgb(0, 82, 110)`
RGB percent	`rgb(0%, 32.2%, 43.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(195, 100%, 22%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(195, 100%, 43%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(100%, 25%, 0%, 57%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(32.17, -10.42, -22.1)`
CIE LCH	`lch(32.17, 24.44, 244.75)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.831, 7.16, 15.823)`
Decimal	`21102`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #00526E, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #00526E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.63:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#00526E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.63:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #00526E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #00526e; }
.text { color: #00526e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #00526e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(0 82 110 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #00526e, #001b6e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Charcoal.

Questions

What color is #00526E?: #00526E is a dark, vivid azure, closest to the named color Night Kite. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #00526E?: The RGB value is 0, 82, 110: 0 red, 82 green and 110 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #00526E?: The complementary color is #6E1C00, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #00526E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.43:1 and white text 8.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.