What color is #525337?

#525337 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 #525337?

The RGB value is 82, 83, 55: 82 red, 83 green and 55 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #525337?

The complementary color is #383753, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #525337?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.65:1 and white text 7.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#525337 color

#525337 rgb(82, 83, 55)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #525337 is a dark, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.2% red, 32.5% green and 21.6% blue (82, 83, 55).

Its hue angle is 62°, with 20% saturation and 27% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 34% yellow and 67% black.

The closest named color is Jungle King (#4F4D32), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.92:1).

#525337 color codes

HEX	`#525337`
RGB	`rgb(82, 83, 55)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.2%, 32.5%, 21.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(62, 20%, 27%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(62, 34%, 33%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 0%, 34%, 67%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(34.51, -5.55, 16.32)`
CIE LCH	`lch(34.51, 17.23, 108.78)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.263, 8.256, 4.825)`
Decimal	`5395255`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #525337, 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 #525337	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.65:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.92:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#525337 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.92:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.65:1	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 #525337 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #525337; }
.text { color: #525337; }
.border { border: 2px solid #525337; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(82 83 55 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #525337, #445337); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Army Green.

Questions

What color is #525337?: #525337 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 #525337?: The RGB value is 82, 83, 55: 82 red, 83 green and 55 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #525337?: The complementary color is #383753, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #525337?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.65:1 and white text 7.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.