What color is #525856?

#525856 is a gray, closest to the named color Crucible. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #525856?

The RGB value is 82, 88, 86: 82 red, 88 green and 86 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #525856?

The complementary color is #585254, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #525856?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.89:1 and white text 7.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#525856 color

#525856 rgb(82, 88, 86)

Shades of gray

The hex color #525856 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.2% red, 34.5% green and 33.7% blue (82, 88, 86).

Its hue angle is 160°, with 4% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 65% black.

The closest named color is Crucible (#555B59), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.27:1).

#525856 color codes

HEX	`#525856`
RGB	`rgb(82, 88, 86)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.2%, 34.5%, 33.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(160, 4%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(160, 7%, 35%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 0%, 2%, 65%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.83, -2.81, 0.34)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.83, 2.83, 173.13)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.649, 9.445, 10.17)`
Decimal	`5396566`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #525856, 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 #525856	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.89:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.27:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#525856 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.27:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.89:1	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 #525856 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #525856; }
.text { color: #525856; }
.border { border: 2px solid #525856; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(82 88 86 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #525856, #525758); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #525856?: #525856 is a gray, closest to the named color Crucible. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #525856?: The RGB value is 82, 88, 86: 82 red, 88 green and 86 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #525856?: The complementary color is #585254, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #525856?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.89:1 and white text 7.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.