What color is #525354?

#525354 is a gray, closest to the named color Stone Cold. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #525354?

The RGB value is 82, 83, 84: 82 red, 83 green and 84 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #525354?

The complementary color is #545352, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #525354?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.72:1 and white text 7.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#525354 color

#525354 rgb(82, 83, 84)

Shades of gray

The hex color #525354 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.2% red, 32.5% green and 32.9% blue (82, 83, 84).

Its hue angle is 210°, with 1% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 67% black.

The closest named color is Stone Cold (#555555), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.71:1).

#525354 color codes

HEX	`#525354`
RGB	`rgb(82, 83, 84)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.2%, 32.5%, 32.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(210, 1%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(210, 2%, 33%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 1%, 0%, 67%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.24, -0.19, -0.72)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.24, 0.75, 255.68)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.173, 8.62, 9.619)`
Decimal	`5395284`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #525354, 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 #525354	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.72:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.71:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#525354 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.71:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.72:1	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 #525354 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #525354; }
.text { color: #525354; }
.border { border: 2px solid #525354; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(82 83 84 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #525354, #525254); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dim Gray.

Questions

What color is #525354?: #525354 is a gray, closest to the named color Stone Cold. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #525354?: The RGB value is 82, 83, 84: 82 red, 83 green and 84 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #525354?: The complementary color is #545352, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #525354?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.72:1 and white text 7.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.