What color is #525138?

#525138 is a dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Jungle King. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #525138?

The RGB value is 82, 81, 56: 82 red, 81 green and 56 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #525138?

The complementary color is #383952, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #525138?

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.

#525138 color

#525138 rgb(82, 81, 56)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #525138 is a dark, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.2% red, 31.8% green and 22% blue (82, 81, 56).

Its hue angle is 58°, with 19% saturation and 27% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 32% yellow and 68% black.

The closest named color is Jungle King (#4F4D32), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#525138 color codes

HEX	`#525138`
RGB	`rgb(82, 81, 56)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.2%, 31.8%, 22%)`
HSL	`hsl(58, 19%, 27%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(58, 32%, 32%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 32%, 68%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(33.91, -4.19, 14.9)`
CIE LCH	`lch(33.91, 15.48, 105.71)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.136, 7.964, 4.902)`
Decimal	`5394744`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #525138, 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 #525138	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.59:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.1:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#525138 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 #525138 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #525138; }
.text { color: #525138; }
.border { border: 2px solid #525138; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(82 81 56 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #525138, #465238); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #525138?: #525138 is a dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Jungle King. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #525138?: The RGB value is 82, 81, 56: 82 red, 81 green and 56 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #525138?: The complementary color is #383952, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #525138?: 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.