What color is #525604?

#525604 is a very dark, vivid yellow, closest to the named color Army Green. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #525604?

The RGB value is 82, 86, 4: 82 red, 86 green and 4 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #525604?

The complementary color is #080456, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #525604?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.69:1 and white text 7.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#525604 color

#525604 rgb(82, 86, 4)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #525604 is a very dark, vivid yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.2% red, 33.7% green and 1.6% blue (82, 86, 4).

Its hue angle is 63°, with 91% saturation and 18% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 95% yellow and 66% black.

The closest named color is Army Green (#4B5320), a difference of 5.5 ΔE.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.8:1).

#525604 color codes

HEX	`#525604`
RGB	`rgb(82, 86, 4)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.2%, 33.7%, 1.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(63, 91%, 18%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(63, 95%, 34%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 0%, 95%, 66%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(34.92, -11.61, 41.08)`
CIE LCH	`lch(34.92, 42.69, 105.79)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.83, 8.458, 1.388)`
Decimal	`5395972`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #525604, 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 #525604	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.69:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.8:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#525604 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.8:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.69:1	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 #525604 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #525604; }
.text { color: #525604; }
.border { border: 2px solid #525604; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(82 86 4 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #525604, #295604); }

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Questions

What color is #525604?: #525604 is a very dark, vivid yellow, closest to the named color Army Green. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #525604?: The RGB value is 82, 86, 4: 82 red, 86 green and 4 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #525604?: The complementary color is #080456, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #525604?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.69:1 and white text 7.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.