What color is #525748?

#525748 is a dark, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Ebony. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #525748?

The RGB value is 82, 87, 72: 82 red, 87 green and 72 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #525748?

The complementary color is #4D4857, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #525748?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.82:1 and white text 7.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#525748 color

#525748 rgb(82, 87, 72)

Shades of gray

The hex color #525748 is a dark, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.2% red, 34.1% green and 28.2% blue (82, 87, 72).

Its hue angle is 80°, with 9% saturation and 31% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 17% yellow and 66% black.

The closest named color is Ebony (#555D50), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.46:1).

#525748 color codes

HEX	`#525748`
RGB	`rgb(82, 87, 72)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.2%, 34.1%, 28.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(80, 9%, 31%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(80, 17%, 34%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 0%, 17%, 66%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.13, -5.07, 8.06)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.13, 9.52, 122.18)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.057, 9.078, 7.457)`
Decimal	`5396296`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #525748, 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 #525748	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.82:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.46:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#525748 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.46:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.82:1	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 #525748 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #525748; }
.text { color: #525748; }
.border { border: 2px solid #525748; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(82 87 72 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #525748, #4b5748); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #525748?: #525748 is a dark, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Ebony. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #525748?: The RGB value is 82, 87, 72: 82 red, 87 green and 72 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #525748?: The complementary color is #4D4857, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #525748?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.82:1 and white text 7.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.