What color is #525455?

#525455 is a gray, closest to the named color Stone Cold. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #525455?

The RGB value is 82, 84, 85: 82 red, 84 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #525455?

The complementary color is #555352, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #525455?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.76:1 and white text 7.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#525455 color

#525455 rgb(82, 84, 85)

Shades of gray

The hex color #525455 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.2% red, 32.9% green and 33.3% blue (82, 84, 85).

Its hue angle is 200°, with 2% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 67% black.

The closest named color is Stone Cold (#555555), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.61:1).

#525455 color codes

HEX	`#525455`
RGB	`rgb(82, 84, 85)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.2%, 32.9%, 33.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(200, 2%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(200, 4%, 33%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 1%, 0%, 67%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.58, -0.58, -0.86)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.58, 1.04, 235.96)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.289, 8.79, 9.853)`
Decimal	`5395541`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #525455, 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 #525455	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.76:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.61:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#525455 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.61:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.76:1	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 #525455 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #525455; }
.text { color: #525455; }
.border { border: 2px solid #525455; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(82 84 85 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #525455, #525255); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dim Gray.

Questions

What color is #525455?: #525455 is a gray, closest to the named color Stone Cold. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #525455?: The RGB value is 82, 84, 85: 82 red, 84 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #525455?: The complementary color is #555352, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #525455?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.76:1 and white text 7.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.