What color is #52554A?

#52554A is a gray, closest to the named color Ebony. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #52554A?

The RGB value is 82, 85, 74: 82 red, 85 green and 74 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #52554A?

The complementary color is #4D4A55, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #52554A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.76:1 and white text 7.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#52554A color

#52554A rgb(82, 85, 74)

Shades of gray

The hex color #52554A is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.2% red, 33.3% green and 29% blue (82, 85, 74).

Its hue angle is 76°, with 7% saturation and 31% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 67% black.

The closest named color is Ebony (#555D50), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.62:1).

#52554A color codes

HEX	`#52554A`
RGB	`rgb(82, 85, 74)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.2%, 33.3%, 29%)`
HSL	`hsl(76, 7%, 31%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(76, 13%, 33%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 13%, 67%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.57, -3.48, 6.01)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.57, 6.95, 120.06)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.964, 8.785, 7.753)`
Decimal	`5395786`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #52554A, 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 #52554A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.76:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.62:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#52554A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.62:1	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 #52554A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #52554a; }
.text { color: #52554a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #52554a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(82 85 74 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #52554a, #4d554a); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #52554A?: #52554A is a gray, closest to the named color Ebony. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #52554A?: The RGB value is 82, 85, 74: 82 red, 85 green and 74 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #52554A?: The complementary color is #4D4A55, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #52554A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.76:1 and white text 7.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.