What color is #525B4B?

#525B4B is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Verdant Hush. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #525B4B?

The RGB value is 82, 91, 75: 82 red, 91 green and 75 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #525B4B?

The complementary color is #544B5B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #525B4B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.96:1 and white text 7.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#525B4B color

#525B4B rgb(82, 91, 75)

Shades of gray

The hex color #525B4B is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.2% red, 35.7% green and 29.4% blue (82, 91, 75).

Its hue angle is 94°, with 10% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 18% yellow and 64% black.

The closest named color is Verdant Hush (#4E5A4A), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.1:1).

#525B4B color codes

HEX	`#525B4B`
RGB	`rgb(82, 91, 75)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.2%, 35.7%, 29.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(94, 10%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(94, 18%, 36%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 0%, 18%, 64%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.45, -6.88, 8.06)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.45, 10.6, 130.51)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.491, 9.784, 8.096)`
Decimal	`5397323`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #525B4B, 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 #525B4B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.96:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.1:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#525B4B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.1:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.96:1	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 #525B4B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #525b4b; }
.text { color: #525b4b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #525b4b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(82 91 75 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #525b4b, #4b5b4c); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #525B4B?: #525B4B is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Verdant Hush. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #525B4B?: The RGB value is 82, 91, 75: 82 red, 91 green and 75 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #525B4B?: The complementary color is #544B5B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #525B4B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.96:1 and white text 7.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.