What color is #525751?

#525751 is a gray, closest to the named color Crucible. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #525751?

The RGB value is 82, 87, 81: 82 red, 87 green and 81 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #525751?

The complementary color is #565157, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #525751?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.84:1 and white text 7.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#525751 color

#525751 rgb(82, 87, 81)

Shades of gray

The hex color #525751 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.2% red, 34.1% green and 31.8% blue (82, 87, 81).

Its hue angle is 110°, with 4% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 66% black.

The closest named color is Crucible (#555B59), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.39:1).

#525751 color codes

HEX	`#525751`
RGB	`rgb(82, 87, 81)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.2%, 34.1%, 31.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(110, 4%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(110, 7%, 34%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 0%, 7%, 66%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.37, -3.28, 2.8)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.37, 4.31, 139.5)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.373, 9.204, 9.118)`
Decimal	`5396305`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #525751, 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 #525751	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.84:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.39:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#525751 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.39:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.84:1	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 #525751 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #525751; }
.text { color: #525751; }
.border { border: 2px solid #525751; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(82 87 81 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #525751, #515753); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #525751?: #525751 is a gray, closest to the named color Crucible. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #525751?: The RGB value is 82, 87, 81: 82 red, 87 green and 81 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #525751?: The complementary color is #565157, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #525751?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.84:1 and white text 7.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.