What color is #525B55?

#525B55 is a gray, closest to the named color Crucible. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #525B55?

The RGB value is 82, 91, 85: 82 red, 91 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #525B55?

The complementary color is #5B5258, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #525B55?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.99:1 and white text 7.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#525B55 color

#525B55 rgb(82, 91, 85)

Shades of gray

The hex color #525B55 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.2% red, 35.7% green and 33.3% blue (82, 91, 85).

Its hue angle is 140°, with 5% saturation and 34% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 64% black.

The closest named color is Crucible (#555B59), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.03:1).

#525B55 color codes

HEX	`#525B55`
RGB	`rgb(82, 91, 85)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.2%, 35.7%, 33.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(140, 5%, 34%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(140, 10%, 36%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 0%, 7%, 64%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.72, -4.84, 2.26)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.72, 5.34, 155.01)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.86, 9.932, 10.043)`
Decimal	`5397333`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #525B55, 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 #525B55	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.99:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.03:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#525B55 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.03:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.99:1	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 #525B55 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #525b55; }
.text { color: #525b55; }
.border { border: 2px solid #525b55; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(82 91 85 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #525b55, #525b5a); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #525B55?: #525B55 is a gray, closest to the named color Crucible. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #525B55?: The RGB value is 82, 91, 85: 82 red, 91 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #525B55?: The complementary color is #5B5258, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #525B55?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.99:1 and white text 7.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.