What color is #524A52?

#524A52 is a gray, closest to the named color Black Magic. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #524A52?

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

What is the complementary color of #524A52?

The complementary color is #4A524A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #524A52?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.46:1 and white text 8.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#524A52 color

#524A52 rgb(82, 74, 82)

Shades of gray

The hex color #524A52 is a gray.

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

Its hue angle is 300°, with 5% saturation and 31% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 0% yellow and 68% black.

The closest named color is Black Magic (#4F4554), a difference of 3.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.54:1).

#524A52 color codes

HEX	`#524A52`
RGB	`rgb(82, 74, 82)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.2%, 29%, 32.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(300, 5%, 31%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(300, 10%, 32%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 0%, 68%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(32.48, 5.02, -3.52)`
CIE LCH	`lch(32.48, 6.13, 324.93)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.451, 7.301, 8.998)`
Decimal	`5392978`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #524A52, 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 #524A52	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.54:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#524A52 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.54:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.46:1	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 #524A52 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #524a52; }
.text { color: #524a52; }
.border { border: 2px solid #524a52; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(82 74 82 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #524a52, #524a4e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Graphite.

Questions

What color is #524A52?: #524A52 is a gray, closest to the named color Black Magic. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #524A52?: The RGB value is 82, 74, 82: 82 red, 74 green and 82 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #524A52?: The complementary color is #4A524A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #524A52?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.46:1 and white text 8.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.