What color is #525E53?

#525E53 is a gray, closest to the named color Ebony. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #525E53?

The RGB value is 82, 94, 83: 82 red, 94 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #525E53?

The complementary color is #5E525D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #525E53?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.08:1 and white text 6.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#525E53 color

#525E53 rgb(82, 94, 83)

Shades of gray

The hex color #525E53 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.2% red, 36.9% green and 32.5% blue (82, 94, 83).

Its hue angle is 125°, with 7% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 63% black.

The closest named color is Ebony (#555D50), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.81:1).

#525E53 color codes

HEX	`#525E53`
RGB	`rgb(82, 94, 83)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.2%, 36.9%, 32.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(125, 7%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(125, 13%, 37%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 0%, 12%, 63%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(38.59, -7.05, 4.75)`
CIE LCH	`lch(38.59, 8.5, 146.04)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.043, 10.424, 9.717)`
Decimal	`5398099`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #525E53, 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 #525E53	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.08:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.81:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#525E53 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.81:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.08:1	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 #525E53 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #525e53; }
.text { color: #525e53; }
.border { border: 2px solid #525e53; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(82 94 83 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #525e53, #525e59); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #525E53?: #525E53 is a gray, closest to the named color Ebony. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #525E53?: The RGB value is 82, 94, 83: 82 red, 94 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #525E53?: The complementary color is #5E525D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #525E53?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.08:1 and white text 6.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.