What color is #525D73?

#525D73 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Heavy Violet. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #525D73?

The RGB value is 82, 93, 115: 82 red, 93 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #525D73?

The complementary color is #736852, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #525D73?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.17:1 and white text 6.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#525D73 color

#525D73 rgb(82, 93, 115)

Shades of blue

The hex color #525D73 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.2% red, 36.5% green and 45.1% blue (82, 93, 115).

Its hue angle is 220°, with 17% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 29% cyan, 19% magenta, 0% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Heavy Violet (#4F566C), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.62:1).

#525D73 color codes

HEX	`#525D73`
RGB	`rgb(82, 93, 115)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.2%, 36.5%, 45.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(220, 17%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(220, 29%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(29%, 19%, 0%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.34, 1.27, -13.86)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.34, 13.91, 275.23)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.488, 10.86, 17.76)`
Decimal	`5397875`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #525D73, 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 #525D73	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.17:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.62:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#525D73 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.62:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.17:1	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 #525D73 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #525d73; }
.text { color: #525d73; }
.border { border: 2px solid #525d73; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(82 93 115 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #525d73, #585273); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Charcoal.

Questions

What color is #525D73?: #525D73 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Heavy Violet. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #525D73?: The RGB value is 82, 93, 115: 82 red, 93 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #525D73?: The complementary color is #736852, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #525D73?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.17:1 and white text 6.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.