What color is #524E56?

#524E56 is a gray, closest to the named color Magnet. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #524E56?

The RGB value is 82, 78, 86: 82 red, 78 green and 86 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #524E56?

The complementary color is #52564E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #524E56?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.58:1 and white text 8.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#524E56 color

#524E56 rgb(82, 78, 86)

Shades of gray

The hex color #524E56 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.2% red, 30.6% green and 33.7% blue (82, 78, 86).

Its hue angle is 270°, with 5% saturation and 32% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 66% black.

The closest named color is Magnet (#525054), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.13:1).

#524E56 color codes

HEX	`#524E56`
RGB	`rgb(82, 78, 86)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.2%, 30.6%, 33.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(270, 5%, 32%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(270, 9%, 34%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 9%, 0%, 66%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(33.8, 3.38, -4.11)`
CIE LCH	`lch(33.8, 5.32, 309.45)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.883, 7.915, 9.915)`
Decimal	`5394006`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #524E56, 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 #524E56	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.58:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.13:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#524E56 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.13:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.58:1	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 #524E56 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #524e56; }
.text { color: #524e56; }
.border { border: 2px solid #524e56; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(82 78 86 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #524e56, #564e56); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Graphite.

Questions

What color is #524E56?: #524E56 is a gray, closest to the named color Magnet. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #524E56?: The RGB value is 82, 78, 86: 82 red, 78 green and 86 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #524E56?: The complementary color is #52564E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #524E56?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.58:1 and white text 8.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.