What color is #52504E?

#52504E is a gray, closest to the named color Heavy Charcoal. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #52504E?

The RGB value is 82, 80, 78: 82 red, 80 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #52504E?

The complementary color is #4E5052, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #52504E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.62:1 and white text 8.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#52504E color

#52504E rgb(82, 80, 78)

Shades of gray

The hex color #52504E is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.2% red, 31.4% green and 30.6% blue (82, 80, 78).

Its hue angle is 30°, with 3% saturation and 31% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 5% yellow and 68% black.

The closest named color is Heavy Charcoal (#565350), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.03:1).

#52504E color codes

HEX	`#52504E`
RGB	`rgb(82, 80, 78)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.2%, 31.4%, 30.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(30, 3%, 31%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(30, 5%, 32%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 5%, 68%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(34.15, 0.4, 1.47)`
CIE LCH	`lch(34.15, 1.52, 74.88)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.723, 8.081, 8.359)`
Decimal	`5394510`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #52504E, 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 #52504E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.62:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.03:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#52504E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.03:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.62:1	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 #52504E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #52504e; }
.text { color: #52504e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #52504e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(82 80 78 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #52504e, #52524e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Graphite.

Questions

What color is #52504E?: #52504E is a gray, closest to the named color Heavy Charcoal. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #52504E?: The RGB value is 82, 80, 78: 82 red, 80 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #52504E?: The complementary color is #4E5052, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #52504E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.62:1 and white text 8.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.