What color is #525C4E?

#525C4E is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Ebony. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #525C4E?

The RGB value is 82, 92, 78: 82 red, 92 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #525C4E?

The complementary color is #584E5C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #525C4E?

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.

#525C4E color

#525C4E rgb(82, 92, 78)

Shades of gray

The hex color #525C4E is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.2% red, 36.1% green and 30.6% blue (82, 92, 78).

Its hue angle is 103°, with 8% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 64% black.

The closest named color is Ebony (#555D50), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#525C4E color codes

HEX	`#525C4E`
RGB	`rgb(82, 92, 78)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.2%, 36.1%, 30.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(103, 8%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(103, 15%, 36%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 0%, 15%, 64%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.84, -6.89, 6.75)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.84, 9.65, 135.56)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.682, 9.998, 8.679)`
Decimal	`5397582`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #525C4E, 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 #525C4E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#525C4E 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 #525C4E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #525c4e; }
.text { color: #525c4e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #525c4e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(82 92 78 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #525c4e, #4e5c51); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #525C4E?: #525C4E is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Ebony. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #525C4E?: The RGB value is 82, 92, 78: 82 red, 92 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #525C4E?: The complementary color is #584E5C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #525C4E?: 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.