What color is #525065?

#525065 is a dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Freefall. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #525065?

The RGB value is 82, 80, 101: 82 red, 80 green and 101 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #525065?

The complementary color is #636550, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #525065?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.69:1 and white text 7.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#525065 color

#525065 rgb(82, 80, 101)

Shades of blue

The hex color #525065 is a dark, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.2% red, 31.4% green and 39.6% blue (82, 80, 101).

Its hue angle is 246°, with 12% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 21% magenta, 0% yellow and 60% black.

The closest named color is Freefall (#565266), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.79:1).

#525065 color codes

HEX	`#525065`
RGB	`rgb(82, 80, 101)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.2%, 31.4%, 39.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(246, 12%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(246, 21%, 40%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 21%, 0%, 60%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(34.94, 5.72, -11.86)`
CIE LCH	`lch(34.94, 13.17, 295.75)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.697, 8.471, 13.486)`
Decimal	`5394533`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #525065, 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 #525065	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.69:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.79:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#525065 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.79:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.69:1	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 #525065 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #525065; }
.text { color: #525065; }
.border { border: 2px solid #525065; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(82 80 101 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #525065, #5d5065); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #525065?: #525065 is a dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Freefall. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #525065?: The RGB value is 82, 80, 101: 82 red, 80 green and 101 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #525065?: The complementary color is #636550, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #525065?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.69:1 and white text 7.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.