What color is #525557?

#525557 is a gray, closest to the named color Stone Cold. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #525557?

The RGB value is 82, 85, 87: 82 red, 85 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #525557?

The complementary color is #575452, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #525557?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.8:1 and white text 7.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#525557 color

#525557 rgb(82, 85, 87)

Shades of gray

The hex color #525557 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.2% red, 33.3% green and 34.1% blue (82, 85, 87).

Its hue angle is 204°, with 3% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 66% black.

The closest named color is Stone Cold (#555555), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.51:1).

#525557 color codes

HEX	`#525557`
RGB	`rgb(82, 85, 87)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.2%, 33.3%, 34.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(204, 3%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(204, 6%, 34%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 2%, 0%, 66%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.94, -0.75, -1.58)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.94, 1.75, 244.46)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.448, 8.979, 10.303)`
Decimal	`5395799`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #525557, 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 #525557	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.8:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.51:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#525557 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.51:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.8:1	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 #525557 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #525557; }
.text { color: #525557; }
.border { border: 2px solid #525557; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(82 85 87 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #525557, #525357); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dim Gray.

Questions

What color is #525557?: #525557 is a gray, closest to the named color Stone Cold. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #525557?: The RGB value is 82, 85, 87: 82 red, 85 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #525557?: The complementary color is #575452, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #525557?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.8:1 and white text 7.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.