What color is #525B59?

#525B59 is a gray, closest to the named color Crucible. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #525B59?

The RGB value is 82, 91, 89: 82 red, 91 green and 89 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #525B59?

The complementary color is #5B5254, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #525B59?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3:1 and white text 7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#525B59 color

#525B59 rgb(82, 91, 89)

Shades of gray

The hex color #525B59 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.2% red, 35.7% green and 34.9% blue (82, 91, 89).

Its hue angle is 167°, with 5% saturation and 34% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 64% black.

The closest named color is Crucible (#555B59), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7:1).

#525B59 color codes

HEX	`#525B59`
RGB	`rgb(82, 91, 89)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.2%, 35.7%, 34.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(167, 5%, 34%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(167, 10%, 36%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 0%, 2%, 64%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.84, -3.96, -0.05)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.84, 3.96, 180.75)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.024, 9.997, 10.903)`
Decimal	`5397337`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #525B59, 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 #525B59	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#525B59 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	3:1	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 #525B59 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #525b59; }
.text { color: #525b59; }
.border { border: 2px solid #525b59; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(82 91 89 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #525b59, #52595b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #525B59?: #525B59 is a gray, closest to the named color Crucible. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #525B59?: The RGB value is 82, 91, 89: 82 red, 91 green and 89 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #525B59?: The complementary color is #5B5254, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #525B59?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3:1 and white text 7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.