What color is #524E42?

#524E42 is a dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Masala. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #524E42?

The RGB value is 82, 78, 66: 82 red, 78 green and 66 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #524E42?

The complementary color is #424652, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #524E42?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.53:1 and white text 8.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#524E42 color

#524E42 rgb(82, 78, 66)

Shades of gray

The hex color #524E42 is a dark, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.2% red, 30.6% green and 25.9% blue (82, 78, 66).

Its hue angle is 45°, with 11% saturation and 29% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 20% yellow and 68% black.

The closest named color is Masala (#57534B), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.31:1).

#524E42 color codes

HEX	`#524E42`
RGB	`rgb(82, 78, 66)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.2%, 30.6%, 25.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(45, 11%, 29%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(45, 20%, 32%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 20%, 68%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(33.21, -0.69, 7.71)`
CIE LCH	`lch(33.21, 7.74, 95.11)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.187, 7.636, 6.248)`
Decimal	`5393986`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #524E42, 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 #524E42	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.53:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.31:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#524E42 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.31:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.53:1	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 #524E42 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #524e42; }
.text { color: #524e42; }
.border { border: 2px solid #524e42; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(82 78 66 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #524e42, #4e5242); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Taupe.

Questions

What color is #524E42?: #524E42 is a dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Masala. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #524E42?: The RGB value is 82, 78, 66: 82 red, 78 green and 66 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #524E42?: The complementary color is #424652, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #524E42?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.53:1 and white text 8.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.