What color is #525458?

#525458 is a gray, closest to the named color Stone Cold. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #525458?

The RGB value is 82, 84, 88: 82 red, 84 green and 88 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #525458?

The complementary color is #585652, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #525458?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.77:1 and white text 7.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#525458 color

#525458 rgb(82, 84, 88)

Shades of gray

The hex color #525458 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.2% red, 32.9% green and 34.5% blue (82, 84, 88).

Its hue angle is 220°, with 4% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 65% black.

The closest named color is Stone Cold (#555555), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.59:1).

#525458 color codes

HEX	`#525458`
RGB	`rgb(82, 84, 88)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.2%, 32.9%, 34.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(220, 4%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(220, 7%, 35%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 5%, 0%, 65%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.67, 0.09, -2.61)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.67, 2.61, 271.92)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.411, 8.839, 10.494)`
Decimal	`5395544`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #525458, 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 #525458	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.77:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.59:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#525458 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.59:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.77:1	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 #525458 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #525458; }
.text { color: #525458; }
.border { border: 2px solid #525458; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(82 84 88 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #525458, #535258); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dim Gray.

Questions

What color is #525458?: #525458 is a gray, closest to the named color Stone Cold. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #525458?: The RGB value is 82, 84, 88: 82 red, 84 green and 88 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #525458?: The complementary color is #585652, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #525458?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.77:1 and white text 7.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.