What color is #525B3F?

#525B3F is a dark, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Cypress. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #525B3F?

The RGB value is 82, 91, 63: 82 red, 91 green and 63 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #525B3F?

The complementary color is #483F5B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #525B3F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.93:1 and white text 7.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#525B3F color

#525B3F rgb(82, 91, 63)

Shades of green

The hex color #525B3F is a dark, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.2% red, 35.7% green and 24.7% blue (82, 91, 63).

Its hue angle is 79°, with 18% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 31% yellow and 64% black.

The closest named color is Cypress (#585D40), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.17:1).

#525B3F color codes

HEX	`#525B3F`
RGB	`rgb(82, 91, 63)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.2%, 35.7%, 24.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(79, 18%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(79, 31%, 36%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 0%, 31%, 64%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.18, -9.03, 15.02)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.18, 17.52, 121)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.118, 9.635, 6.134)`
Decimal	`5397311`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #525B3F, 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 #525B3F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.93:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.17:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#525B3F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.17:1	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 #525B3F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #525b3f; }
.text { color: #525b3f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #525b3f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(82 91 63 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #525b3f, #445b3f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #525B3F?: #525B3F is a dark, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Cypress. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #525B3F?: The RGB value is 82, 91, 63: 82 red, 91 green and 63 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #525B3F?: The complementary color is #483F5B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #525B3F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.93:1 and white text 7.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.