What color is #525C6A?

#525C6A is a dark, grayish azure, closest to the named color Storm Rising. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #525C6A?

The RGB value is 82, 92, 106: 82 red, 92 green and 106 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #525C6A?

The complementary color is #6A6052, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #525C6A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.1:1 and white text 6.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#525C6A color

#525C6A rgb(82, 92, 106)

Shades of gray

The hex color #525C6A is a dark, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.2% red, 36.1% green and 41.6% blue (82, 92, 106).

Its hue angle is 215°, with 13% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Storm Rising (#4D5A6B), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.78:1).

#525C6A color codes

HEX	`#525C6A`
RGB	`rgb(82, 92, 106)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.2%, 36.1%, 41.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(215, 13%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(215, 23%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 13%, 0%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(38.71, -0.48, -9.28)`
CIE LCH	`lch(38.71, 9.3, 267.01)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.908, 10.488, 15.135)`
Decimal	`5397610`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #525C6A, 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 #525C6A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.1:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.78:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#525C6A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.78:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.1:1	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 #525C6A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #525c6a; }
.text { color: #525c6a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #525c6a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(82 92 106 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #525c6a, #54526a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Charcoal.

Questions

What color is #525C6A?: #525C6A is a dark, grayish azure, closest to the named color Storm Rising. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #525C6A?: The RGB value is 82, 92, 106: 82 red, 92 green and 106 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #525C6A?: The complementary color is #6A6052, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #525C6A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.1:1 and white text 6.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.