What color is #524950?

#524950 is a gray, closest to the named color Black Magic. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #524950?

The RGB value is 82, 73, 80: 82 red, 73 green and 80 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #524950?

The complementary color is #49524B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #524950?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.43:1 and white text 8.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#524950 color

#524950 rgb(82, 73, 80)

Shades of gray

The hex color #524950 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.2% red, 28.6% green and 31.4% blue (82, 73, 80).

Its hue angle is 313°, with 6% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 2% yellow and 68% black.

The closest named color is Black Magic (#4F4554), a difference of 4.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.65:1).

#524950 color codes

HEX	`#524950`
RGB	`rgb(82, 73, 80)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.2%, 28.6%, 31.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(313, 6%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(313, 11%, 32%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 2%, 68%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(32.12, 5.22, -2.78)`
CIE LCH	`lch(32.12, 5.92, 331.95)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.31, 7.138, 8.581)`
Decimal	`5392720`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #524950, 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 #524950	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.65:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#524950 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.65:1	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 #524950 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #524950; }
.text { color: #524950; }
.border { border: 2px solid #524950; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(82 73 80 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #524950, #52494b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Graphite.

Questions

What color is #524950?: #524950 is a gray, closest to the named color Black Magic. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #524950?: The RGB value is 82, 73, 80: 82 red, 73 green and 80 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #524950?: The complementary color is #49524B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #524950?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.43:1 and white text 8.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.