What color is #525550?

#525550 is a gray, closest to the named color Crucible. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #525550?

The RGB value is 82, 85, 80: 82 red, 85 green and 80 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #525550?

The complementary color is #535055, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #525550?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.77:1 and white text 7.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#525550 color

#525550 rgb(82, 85, 80)

Shades of gray

The hex color #525550 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.2% red, 33.3% green and 31.4% blue (82, 85, 80).

Its hue angle is 96°, with 3% saturation and 32% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 67% black.

The closest named color is Crucible (#555B59), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.57:1).

#525550 color codes

HEX	`#525550`
RGB	`rgb(82, 85, 80)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.2%, 33.3%, 31.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(96, 3%, 32%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(96, 6%, 33%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 6%, 67%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.73, -2.27, 2.5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.73, 3.37, 132.26)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.176, 8.87, 8.869)`
Decimal	`5395792`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #525550, 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 #525550	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.77:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.57:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#525550 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.57:1	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 #525550 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #525550; }
.text { color: #525550; }
.border { border: 2px solid #525550; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(82 85 80 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #525550, #505551); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #525550?: #525550 is a gray, closest to the named color Crucible. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #525550?: The RGB value is 82, 85, 80: 82 red, 85 green and 80 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #525550?: The complementary color is #535055, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #525550?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.77:1 and white text 7.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.