What color is #52573A?

#52573A is a dark, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Cypress. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #52573A?

The RGB value is 82, 87, 58: 82 red, 87 green and 58 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #52573A?

The complementary color is #3F3A57, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #52573A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.78:1 and white text 7.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#52573A color

#52573A rgb(82, 87, 58)

Shades of green

The hex color #52573A is a dark, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.2% red, 34.1% green and 22.7% blue (82, 87, 58).

Its hue angle is 70°, with 20% saturation and 28% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 33% yellow and 66% black.

The closest named color is Cypress (#585D40), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.55:1).

#52573A color codes

HEX	`#52573A`
RGB	`rgb(82, 87, 58)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.2%, 34.1%, 22.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(70, 20%, 28%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(70, 33%, 34%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 0%, 33%, 66%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.82, -7.47, 16.23)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.82, 17.87, 114.73)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.652, 8.916, 5.32)`
Decimal	`5396282`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #52573A, 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 #52573A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.55:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#52573A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.55:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.78:1	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 #52573A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #52573a; }
.text { color: #52573a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #52573a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(82 87 58 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #52573a, #44573a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Army Green.

Questions

What color is #52573A?: #52573A is a dark, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Cypress. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #52573A?: The RGB value is 82, 87, 58: 82 red, 87 green and 58 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #52573A?: The complementary color is #3F3A57, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #52573A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.78:1 and white text 7.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.