What color is #525140?

#525140 is a dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Kelp. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #525140?

The RGB value is 82, 81, 64: 82 red, 81 green and 64 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #525140?

The complementary color is #404152, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #525140?

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.

#525140 color

#525140 rgb(82, 81, 64)

Shades of gray

The hex color #525140 is a dark, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.2% red, 31.8% green and 25.1% blue (82, 81, 64).

Its hue angle is 57°, with 12% saturation and 29% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 22% yellow and 68% black.

The closest named color is Kelp (#4D503C), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#525140 color codes

HEX	`#525140`
RGB	`rgb(82, 81, 64)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.2%, 31.8%, 25.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(57, 12%, 29%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(57, 22%, 32%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 22%, 68%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(34.08, -2.89, 10.18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(34.08, 10.58, 105.84)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.347, 8.049, 6.016)`
Decimal	`5394752`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #525140, 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 #525140	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.61:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.05:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#525140 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 #525140 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #525140; }
.text { color: #525140; }
.border { border: 2px solid #525140; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(82 81 64 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #525140, #4a5240); }

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Questions

What color is #525140?: #525140 is a dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Kelp. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #525140?: The RGB value is 82, 81, 64: 82 red, 81 green and 64 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #525140?: The complementary color is #404152, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #525140?: 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.