What color is #525957?

#525957 is a gray, closest to the named color Crucible. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #525957?

The RGB value is 82, 89, 87: 82 red, 89 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #525957?

The complementary color is #595254, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #525957?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.93:1 and white text 7.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#525957 color

#525957 rgb(82, 89, 87)

Shades of gray

The hex color #525957 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.2% red, 34.9% green and 34.1% blue (82, 89, 87).

Its hue angle is 163°, with 4% saturation and 34% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 65% black.

The closest named color is Crucible (#555B59), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.18:1).

#525957 color codes

HEX	`#525957`
RGB	`rgb(82, 89, 87)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.2%, 34.9%, 34.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(163, 4%, 34%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(163, 8%, 35%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 0%, 2%, 65%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.16, -3.2, 0.21)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.16, 3.21, 176.3)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.772, 9.627, 10.411)`
Decimal	`5396823`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #525957, 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 #525957	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.93:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.18:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#525957 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.18:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.93:1	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 #525957 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #525957; }
.text { color: #525957; }
.border { border: 2px solid #525957; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(82 89 87 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #525957, #525859); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #525957?: #525957 is a gray, closest to the named color Crucible. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #525957?: The RGB value is 82, 89, 87: 82 red, 89 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #525957?: The complementary color is #595254, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #525957?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.93:1 and white text 7.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.