What color is #52554F?

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

What is the RGB value of #52554F?

The RGB value is 82, 85, 79: 82 red, 85 green and 79 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #52554F?

The complementary color is #524F55, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #52554F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.77:1 and white text 7.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#52554F color

#52554F rgb(82, 85, 79)

Shades of gray

The hex color #52554F is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.2% red, 33.3% green and 31% blue (82, 85, 79).

Its hue angle is 90°, with 4% saturation and 32% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 67% black.

The closest named color is Crucible (#555B59), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.58:1).

#52554F color codes

HEX	`#52554F`
RGB	`rgb(82, 85, 79)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.2%, 33.3%, 31%)`
HSL	`hsl(90, 4%, 32%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(90, 7%, 33%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 7%, 67%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.7, -2.48, 3.08)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.7, 3.95, 128.79)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.139, 8.855, 8.676)`
Decimal	`5395791`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #52554F, 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 #52554F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.77:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.58:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#52554F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.58:1	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 #52554F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #52554f; }
.text { color: #52554f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #52554f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(82 85 79 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #52554f, #4f554f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #52554F?: #52554F is a gray, closest to the named color Crucible. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #52554F?: The RGB value is 82, 85, 79: 82 red, 85 green and 79 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #52554F?: The complementary color is #524F55, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #52554F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.77:1 and white text 7.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.