What color is #52594B?

#52594B 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 #52594B?

The RGB value is 82, 89, 75: 82 red, 89 green and 75 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #52594B?

The complementary color is #524B59, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #52594B?

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.

#52594B color

#52594B rgb(82, 89, 75)

Shades of gray

The hex color #52594B is a dark, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.2% red, 34.9% green and 29.4% blue (82, 89, 75).

Its hue angle is 90°, with 9% saturation and 32% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 65% black.

The closest named color is Ebony (#555D50), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#52594B color codes

HEX	`#52594B`
RGB	`rgb(82, 89, 75)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.2%, 34.9%, 29.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(90, 9%, 32%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(90, 16%, 35%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 0%, 16%, 65%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.83, -5.69, 7.18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.83, 9.16, 128.42)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.322, 9.447, 8.04)`
Decimal	`5396811`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #52594B, 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 #52594B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.89:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.27:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#52594B 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 #52594B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #52594b; }
.text { color: #52594b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #52594b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(82 89 75 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #52594b, #4b594b); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #52594B?: #52594B 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 #52594B?: The RGB value is 82, 89, 75: 82 red, 89 green and 75 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #52594B?: The complementary color is #524B59, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #52594B?: 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.