What color is #525400?

#525400 is a very dark, vivid yellow, closest to the named color Army Green. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #525400?

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

What is the complementary color of #525400?

The complementary color is #020054, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #525400?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.63:1 and white text 7.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#525400 color

#525400 rgb(82, 84, 0)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #525400 is a very dark, vivid yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.2% red, 32.9% green and 0% blue (82, 84, 0).

Its hue angle is 61°, with 100% saturation and 16% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 100% yellow and 67% black.

The closest named color is Army Green (#4B5320), a difference of 6 ΔE.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.99:1).

#525400 color codes

HEX	`#525400`
RGB	`rgb(82, 84, 0)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.2%, 32.9%, 0%)`
HSL	`hsl(61, 100%, 16%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(61, 100%, 33%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 0%, 100%, 67%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(34.26, -10.61, 41.91)`
CIE LCH	`lch(34.26, 43.23, 104.21)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.65, 8.135, 1.22)`
Decimal	`5395456`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #525400, 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 #525400	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.63:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.99:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#525400 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.99:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.63:1	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 #525400 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #525400; }
.text { color: #525400; }
.border { border: 2px solid #525400; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(82 84 0 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #525400, #285400); }

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Questions

What color is #525400?: #525400 is a very dark, vivid yellow, closest to the named color Army Green. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #525400?: The RGB value is 82, 84, 0: 82 red, 84 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #525400?: The complementary color is #020054, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #525400?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.63:1 and white text 7.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.