What color is #52593F?

#52593F is a dark, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Cypress. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #52593F?

The RGB value is 82, 89, 63: 82 red, 89 green and 63 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #52593F?

The complementary color is #463F59, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #52593F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.86:1 and white text 7.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#52593F color

#52593F rgb(82, 89, 63)

Shades of green

The hex color #52593F is a dark, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.2% red, 34.9% green and 24.7% blue (82, 89, 63).

Its hue angle is 76°, with 17% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 29% yellow and 65% black.

The closest named color is Cypress (#585D40), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.34:1).

#52593F color codes

HEX	`#52593F`
RGB	`rgb(82, 89, 63)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.2%, 34.9%, 24.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(76, 17%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(76, 29%, 35%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 0%, 29%, 65%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.55, -7.85, 14.17)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.55, 16.2, 119)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.949, 9.297, 6.077)`
Decimal	`5396799`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #52593F, 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 #52593F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.86:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.34:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#52593F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.34:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.86:1	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 #52593F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #52593f; }
.text { color: #52593f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #52593f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(82 89 63 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #52593f, #45593f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #52593F?: #52593F is a dark, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Cypress. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #52593F?: The RGB value is 82, 89, 63: 82 red, 89 green and 63 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #52593F?: The complementary color is #463F59, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #52593F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.86:1 and white text 7.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.