What color is #525444?

#525444 is a dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Kelp. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #525444?

The RGB value is 82, 84, 68: 82 red, 84 green and 68 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #525444?

The complementary color is #464454, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #525444?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.71:1 and white text 7.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#525444 color

#525444 rgb(82, 84, 68)

Shades of gray

The hex color #525444 is a dark, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.2% red, 32.9% green and 26.7% blue (82, 84, 68).

Its hue angle is 67°, with 11% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 19% yellow and 67% black.

The closest named color is Kelp (#4D503C), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.75:1).

#525444 color codes

HEX	`#525444`
RGB	`rgb(82, 84, 68)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.2%, 32.9%, 26.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(67, 11%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(67, 19%, 33%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 0%, 19%, 67%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.11, -4, 9.1)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.11, 9.95, 113.73)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.693, 8.552, 6.713)`
Decimal	`5395524`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #525444, 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 #525444	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.71:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.75:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#525444 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.75:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.71:1	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 #525444 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #525444; }
.text { color: #525444; }
.border { border: 2px solid #525444; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(82 84 68 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #525444, #4a5444); }

Background

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Border

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Questions

What color is #525444?: #525444 is a dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Kelp. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #525444?: The RGB value is 82, 84, 68: 82 red, 84 green and 68 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #525444?: The complementary color is #464454, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #525444?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.71:1 and white text 7.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.