What color is #525C61?

#525C61 is a dark, grayish azure, closest to the named color Lava Rock. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #525C61?

The RGB value is 82, 92, 97: 82 red, 92 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #525C61?

The complementary color is #615752, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #525C61?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.06:1 and white text 6.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#525C61 color

#525C61 rgb(82, 92, 97)

Shades of gray

The hex color #525C61 is a dark, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.2% red, 36.1% green and 38% blue (82, 92, 97).

Its hue angle is 200°, 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 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.86:1).

#525C61 color codes

HEX	`#525C61`
RGB	`rgb(82, 92, 97)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.2%, 36.1%, 38%)`
HSL	`hsl(200, 8%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(200, 15%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 5%, 0%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(38.39, -2.71, -4.19)`
CIE LCH	`lch(38.39, 4.99, 237.05)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.464, 10.311, 12.799)`
Decimal	`5397601`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #525C61, 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 #525C61	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.06:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.86:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#525C61 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.86:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.06:1	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 #525C61 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #525c61; }
.text { color: #525c61; }
.border { border: 2px solid #525c61; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(82 92 97 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #525c61, #525561); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dim Gray.

Questions

What color is #525C61?: #525C61 is a dark, grayish azure, closest to the named color Lava Rock. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #525C61?: The RGB value is 82, 92, 97: 82 red, 92 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #525C61?: The complementary color is #615752, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #525C61?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.06:1 and white text 6.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.