What color is #525045?

#525045 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 #525045?

The RGB value is 82, 80, 69: 82 red, 80 green and 69 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #525045?

The complementary color is #454752, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #525045?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.59:1 and white text 8.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#525045 color

#525045 rgb(82, 80, 69)

Shades of gray

The hex color #525045 is a dark, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.2% red, 31.4% green and 27.1% blue (82, 80, 69).

Its hue angle is 51°, with 9% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 16% yellow and 68% black.

The closest named color is Masala (#57534B), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.1:1).

#525045 color codes

HEX	`#525045`
RGB	`rgb(82, 80, 69)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.2%, 31.4%, 27.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(51, 9%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(51, 16%, 32%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 16%, 68%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(33.9, -1.37, 6.79)`
CIE LCH	`lch(33.9, 6.92, 101.45)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.422, 7.961, 6.775)`
Decimal	`5394501`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #525045, 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 #525045	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.59:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.1:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#525045 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.1:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.59:1	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 #525045 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #525045; }
.text { color: #525045; }
.border { border: 2px solid #525045; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(82 80 69 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #525045, #4e5245); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #525045?: #525045 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 #525045?: The RGB value is 82, 80, 69: 82 red, 80 green and 69 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #525045?: The complementary color is #454752, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #525045?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.59:1 and white text 8.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.