What color is #52594C?

#52594C is a gray, closest to the named color Ebony. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #52594C?

The RGB value is 82, 89, 76: 82 red, 89 green and 76 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #52594C?

The complementary color is #534C59, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #52594C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.89:1 and white text 7.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#52594C color

#52594C rgb(82, 89, 76)

Shades of gray

The hex color #52594C is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.2% red, 34.9% green and 29.8% blue (82, 89, 76).

Its hue angle is 92°, with 8% saturation and 32% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 65% black.

The closest named color is Ebony (#555D50), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.26:1).

#52594C color codes

HEX	`#52594C`
RGB	`rgb(82, 89, 76)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.2%, 34.9%, 29.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(92, 8%, 32%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(92, 15%, 35%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 0%, 15%, 65%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.86, -5.5, 6.6)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.86, 8.59, 129.81)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.356, 9.46, 8.222)`
Decimal	`5396812`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #52594C, 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 #52594C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.89:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.26:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#52594C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.26:1	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 #52594C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #52594c; }
.text { color: #52594c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #52594c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(82 89 76 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #52594c, #4c594c); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #52594C?: #52594C is a gray, closest to the named color Ebony. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #52594C?: The RGB value is 82, 89, 76: 82 red, 89 green and 76 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #52594C?: The complementary color is #534C59, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #52594C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.89:1 and white text 7.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.