What color is #524A54?

#524A54 is a gray, closest to the named color Black Magic. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #524A54?

The RGB value is 82, 74, 84: 82 red, 74 green and 84 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #524A54?

The complementary color is #4C544A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #524A54?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.47:1 and white text 8.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#524A54 color

#524A54 rgb(82, 74, 84)

Shades of gray

The hex color #524A54 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.2% red, 29% green and 32.9% blue (82, 74, 84).

Its hue angle is 288°, with 6% saturation and 31% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 12% magenta, 0% yellow and 67% black.

The closest named color is Black Magic (#4F4554), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.51:1).

#524A54 color codes

HEX	`#524A54`
RGB	`rgb(82, 74, 84)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.2%, 29%, 32.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(288, 6%, 31%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(288, 12%, 33%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 12%, 0%, 67%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(32.55, 5.46, -4.7)`
CIE LCH	`lch(32.55, 7.21, 319.29)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.528, 7.332, 9.404)`
Decimal	`5392980`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #524A54, 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 #524A54	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.47:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.51:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#524A54 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.51:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.47:1	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 #524A54 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #524a54; }
.text { color: #524a54; }
.border { border: 2px solid #524a54; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(82 74 84 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #524a54, #544a51); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #524A54?: #524A54 is a gray, closest to the named color Black Magic. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #524A54?: The RGB value is 82, 74, 84: 82 red, 74 green and 84 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #524A54?: The complementary color is #4C544A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #524A54?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.47:1 and white text 8.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.