What color is #525349?

#525349 is a gray, closest to the named color Masala. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #525349?

The RGB value is 82, 83, 73: 82 red, 83 green and 73 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #525349?

The complementary color is #4A4953, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #525349?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.69:1 and white text 7.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#525349 color

#525349 rgb(82, 83, 73)

Shades of gray

The hex color #525349 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.2% red, 32.5% green and 28.6% blue (82, 83, 73).

Its hue angle is 66°, with 6% saturation and 31% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 67% black.

The closest named color is Masala (#57534B), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.8:1).

#525349 color codes

HEX	`#525349`
RGB	`rgb(82, 83, 73)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.2%, 32.5%, 28.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(66, 6%, 31%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(66, 12%, 33%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 0%, 12%, 67%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(34.93, -2.46, 5.73)`
CIE LCH	`lch(34.93, 6.23, 113.22)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.775, 8.461, 7.526)`
Decimal	`5395273`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #525349, 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 #525349	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.69:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.8:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#525349 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.8:1	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 #525349 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #525349; }
.text { color: #525349; }
.border { border: 2px solid #525349; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(82 83 73 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #525349, #4d5349); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #525349?: #525349 is a gray, closest to the named color Masala. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #525349?: The RGB value is 82, 83, 73: 82 red, 83 green and 73 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #525349?: The complementary color is #4A4953, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #525349?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.69:1 and white text 7.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.