What color is #525A69?

#525A69 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 #525A69?

The RGB value is 82, 90, 105: 82 red, 90 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #525A69?

The complementary color is #696152, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #525A69?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.03:1 and white text 6.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#525A69 color

#525A69 rgb(82, 90, 105)

Shades of gray

The hex color #525A69 is a dark, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.2% red, 35.3% green and 41.2% blue (82, 90, 105).

Its hue angle is 219°, with 12% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 14% magenta, 0% yellow and 59% black.

The closest named color is Storm Rising (#4D5A6B), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.94:1).

#525A69 color codes

HEX	`#525A69`
RGB	`rgb(82, 90, 105)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.2%, 35.3%, 41.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(219, 12%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(219, 22%, 41%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 14%, 0%, 59%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(38.07, 0.49, -9.63)`
CIE LCH	`lch(38.07, 9.64, 272.91)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.685, 10.126, 14.806)`
Decimal	`5397097`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #525A69, 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 #525A69	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.03:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.94:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#525A69 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.94:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.03:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

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 #525A69 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #525a69; }
.text { color: #525a69; }
.border { border: 2px solid #525a69; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(82 90 105 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #525a69, #565269); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Charcoal.

Questions

What color is #525A69?: #525A69 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 #525A69?: The RGB value is 82, 90, 105: 82 red, 90 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #525A69?: The complementary color is #696152, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #525A69?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.03:1 and white text 6.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.