What color is #52485B?

#52485B is a dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Black Magic. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #52485B?

The RGB value is 82, 72, 91: 82 red, 72 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #52485B?

The complementary color is #515B48, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #52485B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.44:1 and white text 8.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#52485B color

#52485B rgb(82, 72, 91)

Shades of gray

The hex color #52485B is a dark, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.2% red, 28.2% green and 35.7% blue (82, 72, 91).

Its hue angle is 272°, with 12% saturation and 32% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 21% magenta, 0% yellow and 64% black.

The closest named color is Black Magic (#4F4554), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.62:1).

#52485B color codes

HEX	`#52485B`
RGB	`rgb(82, 72, 91)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.2%, 28.2%, 35.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(272, 12%, 32%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(272, 21%, 36%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 21%, 0%, 64%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(32.22, 8.35, -9.66)`
CIE LCH	`lch(32.22, 12.77, 310.86)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.685, 7.184, 10.877)`
Decimal	`5392475`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #52485B, 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 #52485B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.44:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.62:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#52485B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.62:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.44:1	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 #52485B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #52485b; }
.text { color: #52485b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #52485b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(82 72 91 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #52485b, #5b485b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #52485B?: #52485B is a dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Black Magic. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #52485B?: The RGB value is 82, 72, 91: 82 red, 72 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #52485B?: The complementary color is #515B48, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #52485B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.44:1 and white text 8.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.