What color is #52434D?

#52434D is a dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Black Magic. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #52434D?

The RGB value is 82, 67, 77: 82 red, 67 green and 77 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #52434D?

The complementary color is #435248, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #52434D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.27:1 and white text 9.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#52434D color

#52434D rgb(82, 67, 77)

Shades of gray

The hex color #52434D is a dark, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.2% red, 26.3% green and 30.2% blue (82, 67, 77).

Its hue angle is 320°, with 10% saturation and 29% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 18% magenta, 6% yellow and 68% black.

The closest named color is Black Magic (#4F4554), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.26:1).

#52434D color codes

HEX	`#52434D`
RGB	`rgb(82, 67, 77)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.2%, 26.3%, 30.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(320, 10%, 29%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(320, 18%, 32%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 18%, 6%, 68%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(30.26, 8.42, -3.6)`
CIE LCH	`lch(30.26, 9.15, 336.87)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.826, 6.344, 7.885)`
Decimal	`5391181`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #52434D, 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 #52434D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.27:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.26:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#52434D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.26:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.27:1	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 #52434D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #52434d; }
.text { color: #52434d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #52434d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(82 67 77 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #52434d, #524346); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #52434D?: #52434D is a dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Black Magic. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #52434D?: The RGB value is 82, 67, 77: 82 red, 67 green and 77 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #52434D?: The complementary color is #435248, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #52434D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.27:1 and white text 9.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.