What color is #524F40?

#524F40 is a dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Olive Leaf. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #524F40?

The RGB value is 82, 79, 64: 82 red, 79 green and 64 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #524F40?

The complementary color is #404352, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #524F40?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.55:1 and white text 8.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#524F40 color

#524F40 rgb(82, 79, 64)

Shades of gray

The hex color #524F40 is a dark, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.2% red, 31% green and 25.1% blue (82, 79, 64).

Its hue angle is 50°, with 12% saturation and 29% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 22% yellow and 68% black.

The closest named color is Olive Leaf (#4E4B35), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.23:1).

#524F40 color codes

HEX	`#524F40`
RGB	`rgb(82, 79, 64)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.2%, 31%, 25.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(50, 12%, 29%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(50, 22%, 32%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 22%, 68%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(33.47, -1.66, 9.32)`
CIE LCH	`lch(33.47, 9.47, 100.1)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.201, 7.756, 5.967)`
Decimal	`5394240`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #524F40, 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 #524F40	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.55:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.23:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#524F40 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.23:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.55:1	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 #524F40 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #524f40; }
.text { color: #524f40; }
.border { border: 2px solid #524f40; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(82 79 64 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #524f40, #4c5240); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #524F40?: #524F40 is a dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Olive Leaf. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #524F40?: The RGB value is 82, 79, 64: 82 red, 79 green and 64 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #524F40?: The complementary color is #404352, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #524F40?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.55:1 and white text 8.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.