What color is #52564E?

#52564E is a gray, closest to the named color Crucible. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #52564E?

The RGB value is 82, 86, 78: 82 red, 86 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #52564E?

The complementary color is #524E56, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #52564E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.8:1 and white text 7.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#52564E color

#52564E rgb(82, 86, 78)

Shades of gray

The hex color #52564E is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.2% red, 33.7% green and 30.6% blue (82, 86, 78).

Its hue angle is 90°, with 5% saturation and 32% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 66% black.

The closest named color is Crucible (#555B59), a difference of 3.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.5:1).

#52564E color codes

HEX	`#52564E`
RGB	`rgb(82, 86, 78)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.2%, 33.7%, 30.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(90, 5%, 32%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(90, 9%, 34%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 0%, 9%, 66%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.98, -3.29, 4.11)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.98, 5.26, 128.69)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.182, 8.999, 8.512)`
Decimal	`5396046`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #52564E, 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 #52564E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.8:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.5:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#52564E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.5:1	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 #52564E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #52564e; }
.text { color: #52564e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #52564e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(82 86 78 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #52564e, #4e564e); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #52564E?: #52564E is a gray, closest to the named color Crucible. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #52564E?: The RGB value is 82, 86, 78: 82 red, 86 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #52564E?: The complementary color is #524E56, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #52564E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.8:1 and white text 7.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.