What color is #525241?

#525241 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 #525241?

The RGB value is 82, 82, 65: 82 red, 82 green and 65 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #525241?

The complementary color is #414152, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #525241?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.64:1 and white text 7.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#525241 color

#525241 rgb(82, 82, 65)

Shades of gray

The hex color #525241 is a dark, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.2% red, 32.2% green and 25.5% blue (82, 82, 65).

Its hue angle is 60°, with 12% saturation and 29% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 21% yellow and 68% black.

The closest named color is Kelp (#4D503C), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.95:1).

#525241 color codes

HEX	`#525241`
RGB	`rgb(82, 82, 65)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.2%, 32.2%, 25.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(60, 12%, 29%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(60, 21%, 32%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 21%, 68%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(34.42, -3.32, 10.01)`
CIE LCH	`lch(34.42, 10.55, 108.35)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.451, 8.21, 6.192)`
Decimal	`5395009`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #525241, 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 #525241	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.95:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#525241 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.95:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.64:1	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 #525241 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #525241; }
.text { color: #525241; }
.border { border: 2px solid #525241; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(82 82 65 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #525241, #4a5241); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #525241?: #525241 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 #525241?: The RGB value is 82, 82, 65: 82 red, 82 green and 65 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #525241?: The complementary color is #414152, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #525241?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.64:1 and white text 7.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.