What color is #525C44?

#525C44 is a dark, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Heavy Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #525C44?

The RGB value is 82, 92, 68: 82 red, 92 green and 68 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #525C44?

The complementary color is #4E445C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #525C44?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.97:1 and white text 7.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#525C44 color

#525C44 rgb(82, 92, 68)

Shades of green

The hex color #525C44 is a dark, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.2% red, 36.1% green and 26.7% blue (82, 92, 68).

Its hue angle is 85°, with 15% saturation and 31% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 26% yellow and 64% black.

The closest named color is Heavy Green (#49583E), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.06:1).

#525C44 color codes

HEX	`#525C44`
RGB	`rgb(82, 92, 68)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.2%, 36.1%, 26.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(85, 15%, 31%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(85, 26%, 36%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 0%, 26%, 64%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.6, -8.76, 12.55)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.6, 15.31, 124.91)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.35, 9.865, 6.932)`
Decimal	`5397572`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #525C44, 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 #525C44	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.06:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#525C44 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.06:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.97:1	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 #525C44 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #525c44; }
.text { color: #525c44; }
.border { border: 2px solid #525c44; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(82 92 68 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #525c44, #465c44); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #525C44?: #525C44 is a dark, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Heavy Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #525C44?: The RGB value is 82, 92, 68: 82 red, 92 green and 68 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #525C44?: The complementary color is #4E445C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #525C44?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.97:1 and white text 7.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.