What color is #52454A?

#52454A is a dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Chinotto. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #52454A?

The RGB value is 82, 69, 74: 82 red, 69 green and 74 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #52454A?

The complementary color is #45524D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #52454A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.31:1 and white text 9.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#52454A color

#52454A rgb(82, 69, 74)

Shades of gray

The hex color #52454A is a dark, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.2% red, 27.1% green and 29% blue (82, 69, 74).

Its hue angle is 337°, with 9% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 10% yellow and 68% black.

The closest named color is Chinotto (#554747), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.1:1).

#52454A color codes

HEX	`#52454A`
RGB	`rgb(82, 69, 74)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.2%, 27.1%, 29%)`
HSL	`hsl(337, 9%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(337, 16%, 32%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 16%, 10%, 68%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(30.75, 6.52, -0.95)`
CIE LCH	`lch(30.75, 6.58, 351.74)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.844, 6.545, 7.38)`
Decimal	`5391690`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #52454A, 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 #52454A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.31:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.1:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#52454A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.1:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.31:1	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 #52454A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #52454a; }
.text { color: #52454a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #52454a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(82 69 74 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #52454a, #524645); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #52454A?: #52454A is a dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Chinotto. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #52454A?: The RGB value is 82, 69, 74: 82 red, 69 green and 74 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #52454A?: The complementary color is #45524D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #52454A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.31:1 and white text 9.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.