What color is #525965?

#525965 is a dark, grayish azure, closest to the named color Storm Rising. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #525965?

The RGB value is 82, 89, 101: 82 red, 89 green and 101 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #525965?

The complementary color is #655E52, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #525965?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.98:1 and white text 7.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#525965 color

#525965 rgb(82, 89, 101)

Shades of gray

The hex color #525965 is a dark, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.2% red, 34.9% green and 39.6% blue (82, 89, 101).

Its hue angle is 218°, with 10% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 12% magenta, 0% yellow and 60% black.

The closest named color is Storm Rising (#4D5A6B), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.06:1).

#525965 color codes

HEX	`#525965`
RGB	`rgb(82, 89, 101)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.2%, 34.9%, 39.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(218, 10%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(218, 19%, 40%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 12%, 0%, 60%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.62, 0.1, -7.82)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.62, 7.82, 270.7)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.4, 9.878, 13.721)`
Decimal	`5396837`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #525965, 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 #525965	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.98:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.06:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#525965 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.06:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.98:1	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 #525965 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #525965; }
.text { color: #525965; }
.border { border: 2px solid #525965; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(82 89 101 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #525965, #555265); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Charcoal.

Questions

What color is #525965?: #525965 is a dark, grayish azure, closest to the named color Storm Rising. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #525965?: The RGB value is 82, 89, 101: 82 red, 89 green and 101 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #525965?: The complementary color is #655E52, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #525965?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.98:1 and white text 7.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.