What color is #524A26?

#524A26 is a dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Jungle King. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #524A26?

The RGB value is 82, 74, 38: 82 red, 74 green and 38 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #524A26?

The complementary color is #262E52, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #524A26?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.37:1 and white text 8.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#524A26 color

#524A26 rgb(82, 74, 38)

Shades of brown

The hex color #524A26 is a dark, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.2% red, 29% green and 14.9% blue (82, 74, 38).

Its hue angle is 49°, with 37% saturation and 24% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 54% yellow and 68% black.

The closest named color is Jungle King (#4F4D32), a difference of 4.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.87:1).

#524A26 color codes

HEX	`#524A26`
RGB	`rgb(82, 74, 38)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.2%, 29%, 14.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(49, 37%, 24%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(49, 54%, 32%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 54%, 68%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(31.42, -2.28, 22.58)`
CIE LCH	`lch(31.42, 22.69, 95.76)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.278, 6.832, 2.821)`
Decimal	`5392934`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #524A26, 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 #524A26	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.37:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.87:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#524A26 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.87:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.37:1	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 #524A26 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #524a26; }
.text { color: #524a26; }
.border { border: 2px solid #524a26; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(82 74 38 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #524a26, #445226); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Army Green.

Questions

What color is #524A26?: #524A26 is a dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Jungle King. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #524A26?: The RGB value is 82, 74, 38: 82 red, 74 green and 38 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #524A26?: The complementary color is #262E52, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #524A26?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.37:1 and white text 8.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.