What color is #52584A?

#52584A 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 #52584A?

The RGB value is 82, 88, 74: 82 red, 88 green and 74 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #52584A?

The complementary color is #504A58, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #52584A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.85:1 and white text 7.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#52584A color

#52584A rgb(82, 88, 74)

Shades of gray

The hex color #52584A is a dark, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.2% red, 34.5% green and 29% blue (82, 88, 74).

Its hue angle is 86°, with 9% saturation and 32% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 65% black.

The closest named color is Ebony (#555D50), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.36:1).

#52584A color codes

HEX	`#52584A`
RGB	`rgb(82, 88, 74)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.2%, 34.5%, 29%)`
HSL	`hsl(86, 9%, 32%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(86, 16%, 35%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 0%, 16%, 65%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.49, -5.29, 7.33)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.49, 9.04, 125.83)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.205, 9.268, 7.834)`
Decimal	`5396554`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #52584A, 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 #52584A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.85:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.36:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#52584A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.36:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.85:1	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 #52584A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #52584a; }
.text { color: #52584a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #52584a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(82 88 74 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #52584a, #4b584a); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #52584A?: #52584A 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 #52584A?: The RGB value is 82, 88, 74: 82 red, 88 green and 74 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #52584A?: The complementary color is #504A58, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #52584A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.85:1 and white text 7.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.