What color is #524F4D?

#524F4D is a gray, closest to the named color Heavy Charcoal. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #524F4D?

The RGB value is 82, 79, 77: 82 red, 79 green and 77 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #524F4D?

The complementary color is #4D5052, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #524F4D?

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.

#524F4D color

#524F4D rgb(82, 79, 77)

Shades of gray

The hex color #524F4D is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.2% red, 31% green and 30.2% blue (82, 79, 77).

Its hue angle is 24°, with 3% saturation and 31% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 6% yellow and 68% black.

The closest named color is Heavy Charcoal (#565350), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#524F4D color codes

HEX	`#524F4D`
RGB	`rgb(82, 79, 77)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.2%, 31%, 30.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(24, 3%, 31%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(24, 6%, 32%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 6%, 68%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(33.82, 0.81, 1.62)`
CIE LCH	`lch(33.82, 1.81, 63.33)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.615, 7.922, 8.148)`
Decimal	`5394253`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #524F4D, 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 #524F4D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.58:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.13:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#524F4D 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 #524F4D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #524f4d; }
.text { color: #524f4d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #524f4d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(82 79 77 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #524f4d, #52524d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Umber.

Questions

What color is #524F4D?: #524F4D is a gray, closest to the named color Heavy Charcoal. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #524F4D?: The RGB value is 82, 79, 77: 82 red, 79 green and 77 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #524F4D?: The complementary color is #4D5052, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #524F4D?: 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.