What color is #525816?

#525816 is a dark, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Army Green. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #525816?

The RGB value is 82, 88, 22: 82 red, 88 green and 22 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #525816?

The complementary color is #1C1658, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #525816?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.77:1 and white text 7.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#525816 color

#525816 rgb(82, 88, 22)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #525816 is a dark, moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.2% red, 34.5% green and 8.6% blue (82, 88, 22).

Its hue angle is 65°, with 60% saturation and 22% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 75% yellow and 65% black.

The closest named color is Army Green (#4B5320), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.59:1).

#525816 color codes

HEX	`#525816`
RGB	`rgb(82, 88, 22)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.2%, 34.5%, 8.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(65, 60%, 22%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(65, 75%, 35%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 0%, 75%, 65%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.66, -11.94, 35.53)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.66, 37.48, 108.58)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.114, 8.831, 2.089)`
Decimal	`5396502`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #525816, 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 #525816	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.77:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.59:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#525816 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.59:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.77:1	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 #525816 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #525816; }
.text { color: #525816; }
.border { border: 2px solid #525816; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(82 88 22 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #525816, #315816); }

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Questions

What color is #525816?: #525816 is a dark, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Army Green. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #525816?: The RGB value is 82, 88, 22: 82 red, 88 green and 22 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #525816?: The complementary color is #1C1658, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #525816?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.77:1 and white text 7.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.