What color is #52546A?

#52546A is a dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Intergalactic. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #52546A?

The RGB value is 82, 84, 106: 82 red, 84 green and 106 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #52546A?

The complementary color is #6A6852, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #52546A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.84:1 and white text 7.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#52546A color

#52546A rgb(82, 84, 106)

Shades of blue

The hex color #52546A is a dark, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.2% red, 32.9% green and 41.6% blue (82, 84, 106).

Its hue angle is 235°, with 13% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 21% magenta, 0% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Intergalactic (#4D516C), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.41:1).

#52546A color codes

HEX	`#52546A`
RGB	`rgb(82, 84, 106)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.2%, 32.9%, 41.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(235, 13%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(235, 23%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 21%, 0%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.32, 4.48, -12.9)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.32, 13.65, 289.17)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.251, 9.175, 14.916)`
Decimal	`5395562`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #52546A, 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 #52546A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.84:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.41:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#52546A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.41:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.84:1	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 #52546A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #52546a; }
.text { color: #52546a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #52546a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(82 84 106 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #52546a, #5c526a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Charcoal.

Questions

What color is #52546A?: #52546A is a dark, grayish blue, closest to the named color Intergalactic. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #52546A?: The RGB value is 82, 84, 106: 82 red, 84 green and 106 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #52546A?: The complementary color is #6A6852, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #52546A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.84:1 and white text 7.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.