What color is #525236?

#525236 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 #525236?

The RGB value is 82, 82, 54: 82 red, 82 green and 54 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #525236?

The complementary color is #363652, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #525236?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.62:1 and white text 8.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#525236 color

#525236 rgb(82, 82, 54)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #525236 is a dark, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.2% red, 32.2% green and 21.2% blue (82, 82, 54).

Its hue angle is 60°, with 21% saturation and 27% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 34% yellow and 68% black.

The closest named color is Jungle King (#4F4D32), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.02:1).

#525236 color codes

HEX	`#525236`
RGB	`rgb(82, 82, 54)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.2%, 32.2%, 21.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(60, 21%, 27%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(60, 34%, 32%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 34%, 68%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(34.18, -5.1, 16.49)`
CIE LCH	`lch(34.18, 17.26, 107.18)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.163, 8.095, 4.674)`
Decimal	`5394998`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #525236, 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 #525236	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.62:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.02:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#525236 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.02:1	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 #525236 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #525236; }
.text { color: #525236; }
.border { border: 2px solid #525236; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(82 82 54 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #525236, #445236); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Army Green.

Questions

What color is #525236?: #525236 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 #525236?: The RGB value is 82, 82, 54: 82 red, 82 green and 54 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #525236?: The complementary color is #363652, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #525236?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.62:1 and white text 8.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.