What color is #525453?

#525453 is a gray, closest to the named color Stone Cold. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #525453?

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

What is the complementary color of #525453?

The complementary color is #545253, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #525453?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.75:1 and white text 7.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#525453 color

#525453 rgb(82, 84, 83)

Shades of gray

The hex color #525453 is a gray.

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

Its hue angle is 150°, with 1% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 67% black.

The closest named color is Stone Cold (#555555), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.63:1).

#525453 color codes

HEX	`#525453`
RGB	`rgb(82, 84, 83)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.2%, 32.9%, 32.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(150, 1%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(150, 2%, 33%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 0%, 1%, 67%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.52, -1.02, 0.3)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.52, 1.06, 163.48)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.211, 8.759, 9.44)`
Decimal	`5395539`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #525453, 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 #525453	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.75:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.63:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#525453 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.63:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.75:1	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 #525453 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #525453; }
.text { color: #525453; }
.border { border: 2px solid #525453; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(82 84 83 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #525453, #525454); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #525453?: #525453 is a gray, closest to the named color Stone Cold. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #525453?: The RGB value is 82, 84, 83: 82 red, 84 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #525453?: The complementary color is #545253, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #525453?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.75:1 and white text 7.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.