What color is #525251?

#525251 is a gray, closest to the named color Stone Cold. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #525251?

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

What is the complementary color of #525251?

The complementary color is #515152, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #525251?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.68:1 and white text 7.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#525251 color

#525251 rgb(82, 82, 81)

Shades of gray

The hex color #525251 is a gray.

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

Its hue angle is 60°, with 1% saturation and 32% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 68% black.

The closest named color is Stone Cold (#555555), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#525251 color codes

HEX	`#525251`
RGB	`rgb(82, 82, 81)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.2%, 32.2%, 31.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(60, 1%, 32%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(60, 1%, 32%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 1%, 68%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(34.85, -0.21, 0.59)`
CIE LCH	`lch(34.85, 0.62, 110.07)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.982, 8.423, 8.988)`
Decimal	`5395025`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #525251, 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 #525251	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.68:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.82:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#525251 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.82:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.68:1	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 #525251 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #525251; }
.text { color: #525251; }
.border { border: 2px solid #525251; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(82 82 81 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #525251, #525251); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dim Gray.

Questions

What color is #525251?: #525251 is a gray, closest to the named color Stone Cold. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #525251?: The RGB value is 82, 82, 81: 82 red, 82 green and 81 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #525251?: The complementary color is #515152, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #525251?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.68:1 and white text 7.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.