What color is #524F55?

#524F55 is a gray, closest to the named color Magnet. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #524F55?

The RGB value is 82, 79, 85: 82 red, 79 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #524F55?

The complementary color is #52554F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #524F55?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.61:1 and white text 8.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#524F55 color

#524F55 rgb(82, 79, 85)

Shades of gray

The hex color #524F55 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.2% red, 31% green and 33.3% blue (82, 79, 85).

Its hue angle is 270°, with 4% saturation and 32% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 67% black.

The closest named color is Magnet (#525054), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.05:1).

#524F55 color codes

HEX	`#524F55`
RGB	`rgb(82, 79, 85)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.2%, 31%, 33.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(270, 4%, 32%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(270, 7%, 33%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 7%, 0%, 67%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(34.07, 2.53, -3.08)`
CIE LCH	`lch(34.07, 3.99, 309.35)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.915, 8.042, 9.728)`
Decimal	`5394261`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #524F55, 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 #524F55	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.61:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.05:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#524F55 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.05:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.61:1	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 #524F55 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #524f55; }
.text { color: #524f55; }
.border { border: 2px solid #524f55; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(82 79 85 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #524f55, #554f55); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Graphite.

Questions

What color is #524F55?: #524F55 is a gray, closest to the named color Magnet. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #524F55?: The RGB value is 82, 79, 85: 82 red, 79 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #524F55?: The complementary color is #52554F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #524F55?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.61:1 and white text 8.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.