What color is #52584F?

#52584F is a gray, closest to the named color Ebony. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #52584F?

The RGB value is 82, 88, 79: 82 red, 88 green and 79 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #52584F?

The complementary color is #554F58, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #52584F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.87:1 and white text 7.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#52584F color

#52584F rgb(82, 88, 79)

Shades of gray

The hex color #52584F is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.2% red, 34.5% green and 31% blue (82, 88, 79).

Its hue angle is 100°, with 5% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 65% black.

The closest named color is Ebony (#555D50), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.32:1).

#52584F color codes

HEX	`#52584F`
RGB	`rgb(82, 88, 79)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.2%, 34.5%, 31%)`
HSL	`hsl(100, 5%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(100, 10%, 35%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 0%, 10%, 65%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.63, -4.3, 4.41)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.63, 6.15, 134.27)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.38, 9.338, 8.756)`
Decimal	`5396559`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #52584F, 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 #52584F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.32:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#52584F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.32:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.87:1	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 #52584F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #52584f; }
.text { color: #52584f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #52584f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(82 88 79 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #52584f, #4f5850); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #52584F?: #52584F is a gray, closest to the named color Ebony. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #52584F?: The RGB value is 82, 88, 79: 82 red, 88 green and 79 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #52584F?: The complementary color is #554F58, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #52584F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.87:1 and white text 7.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.