What color is #525C3A?

#525C3A is a dark, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Cypress. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #525C3A?

The RGB value is 82, 92, 58: 82 red, 92 green and 58 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #525C3A?

The complementary color is #443A5C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #525C3A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.95:1 and white text 7.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#525C3A color

#525C3A rgb(82, 92, 58)

Shades of green

The hex color #525C3A is a dark, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.2% red, 36.1% green and 22.7% blue (82, 92, 58).

Its hue angle is 78°, with 23% saturation and 29% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 37% yellow and 64% black.

The closest named color is Cypress (#585D40), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.12:1).

#525C3A color codes

HEX	`#525C3A`
RGB	`rgb(82, 92, 58)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.2%, 36.1%, 22.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(78, 23%, 29%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(78, 37%, 36%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 0%, 37%, 64%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.4, -10.39, 18.31)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.4, 21.06, 119.58)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.07, 9.754, 5.46)`
Decimal	`5397562`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #525C3A, 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 #525C3A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.95:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.12:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#525C3A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.12:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.95:1	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 #525C3A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #525c3a; }
.text { color: #525c3a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #525c3a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(82 92 58 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #525c3a, #415c3a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Army Green.

Questions

What color is #525C3A?: #525C3A is a dark, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Cypress. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #525C3A?: The RGB value is 82, 92, 58: 82 red, 92 green and 58 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #525C3A?: The complementary color is #443A5C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #525C3A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.95:1 and white text 7.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.