What color is #525B60?

#525B60 is a gray, closest to the named color Lava Rock. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #525B60?

The RGB value is 82, 91, 96: 82 red, 91 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #525B60?

The complementary color is #605752, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #525B60?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.02:1 and white text 6.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#525B60 color

#525B60 rgb(82, 91, 96)

Shades of gray

The hex color #525B60 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.2% red, 35.7% green and 37.6% blue (82, 91, 96).

Its hue angle is 201°, with 8% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 62% black.

The closest named color is Lava Rock (#535E64), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.94:1).

#525B60 color codes

HEX	`#525B60`
RGB	`rgb(82, 91, 96)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.2%, 35.7%, 37.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(201, 8%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(201, 15%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 5%, 0%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(38.06, -2.35, -4.07)`
CIE LCH	`lch(38.06, 4.69, 240.03)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.332, 10.12, 12.526)`
Decimal	`5397344`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #525B60, 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 #525B60	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.02:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.94:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#525B60 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.94:1	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 #525B60 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #525b60; }
.text { color: #525b60; }
.border { border: 2px solid #525b60; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(82 91 96 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #525b60, #525460); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dim Gray.

Questions

What color is #525B60?: #525B60 is a gray, closest to the named color Lava Rock. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #525B60?: The RGB value is 82, 91, 96: 82 red, 91 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #525B60?: The complementary color is #605752, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #525B60?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.02:1 and white text 6.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.