What color is #52515B?

#52515B is a gray, closest to the named color Blackwater. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #52515B?

The RGB value is 82, 81, 91: 82 red, 81 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #52515B?

The complementary color is #5A5B51, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #52515B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.69:1 and white text 7.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#52515B color

#52515B rgb(82, 81, 91)

Shades of gray

The hex color #52515B is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.2% red, 31.8% green and 35.7% blue (82, 81, 91).

Its hue angle is 246°, with 6% saturation and 34% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 11% magenta, 0% yellow and 64% black.

The closest named color is Blackwater (#545663), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.82:1).

#52515B color codes

HEX	`#52515B`
RGB	`rgb(82, 81, 91)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.2%, 31.8%, 35.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(246, 6%, 34%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(246, 11%, 36%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 11%, 0%, 64%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(34.87, 2.65, -5.68)`
CIE LCH	`lch(34.87, 6.27, 294.98)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.31, 8.434, 11.086)`
Decimal	`5394779`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #52515B, 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 #52515B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.69:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.82:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#52515B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.82:1	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 #52515B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #52515b; }
.text { color: #52515b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #52515b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(82 81 91 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #52515b, #57515b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Charcoal.

Questions

What color is #52515B?: #52515B is a gray, closest to the named color Blackwater. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #52515B?: The RGB value is 82, 81, 91: 82 red, 81 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #52515B?: The complementary color is #5A5B51, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #52515B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.69:1 and white text 7.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.