What color is #525B5E?

#525B5E is a gray, closest to the named color Yacht Club. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #525B5E?

The RGB value is 82, 91, 94: 82 red, 91 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #525B5E?

The complementary color is #5E5552, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #525B5E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.02:1 and white text 6.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#525B5E color

#525B5E rgb(82, 91, 94)

Shades of gray

The hex color #525B5E is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.2% red, 35.7% green and 36.9% blue (82, 91, 94).

Its hue angle is 195°, with 7% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 63% black.

The closest named color is Yacht Club (#566062), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.96:1).

#525B5E color codes

HEX	`#525B5E`
RGB	`rgb(82, 91, 94)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.2%, 35.7%, 36.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(195, 7%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(195, 13%, 37%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 3%, 0%, 63%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.99, -2.82, -2.92)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.99, 4.06, 226.06)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.241, 10.084, 12.047)`
Decimal	`5397342`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #525B5E, 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 #525B5E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.02:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.96:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#525B5E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.96:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.02:1	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 #525B5E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #525b5e; }
.text { color: #525b5e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #525b5e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(82 91 94 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #525b5e, #52555e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dim Gray.

Questions

What color is #525B5E?: #525B5E is a gray, closest to the named color Yacht Club. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #525B5E?: The RGB value is 82, 91, 94: 82 red, 91 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #525B5E?: The complementary color is #5E5552, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #525B5E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.02:1 and white text 6.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.