What color is #525355?

#525355 is a gray, closest to the named color Stone Cold. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #525355?

The RGB value is 82, 83, 85: 82 red, 83 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #525355?

The complementary color is #555452, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #525355?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.73:1 and white text 7.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#525355 color

#525355 rgb(82, 83, 85)

Shades of gray

The hex color #525355 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.2% red, 32.5% green and 33.3% blue (82, 83, 85).

Its hue angle is 220°, with 2% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 67% black.

The closest named color is Stone Cold (#555555), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.7:1).

#525355 color codes

HEX	`#525355`
RGB	`rgb(82, 83, 85)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.2%, 32.5%, 33.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(220, 2%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(220, 4%, 33%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 2%, 0%, 67%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.27, 0.03, -1.31)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.27, 1.31, 271.52)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.212, 8.636, 9.827)`
Decimal	`5395285`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #525355, 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 #525355	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.73:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.7:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#525355 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.7:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.73:1	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 #525355 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #525355; }
.text { color: #525355; }
.border { border: 2px solid #525355; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(82 83 85 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #525355, #525255); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dim Gray.

Questions

What color is #525355?: #525355 is a gray, closest to the named color Stone Cold. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #525355?: The RGB value is 82, 83, 85: 82 red, 83 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #525355?: The complementary color is #555452, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #525355?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.73:1 and white text 7.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.