What color is #525E55?

#525E55 is a gray, closest to the named color Ebony. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #525E55?

The RGB value is 82, 94, 85: 82 red, 94 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #525E55?

The complementary color is #5E525B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #525E55?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.09:1 and white text 6.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#525E55 color

#525E55 rgb(82, 94, 85)

Shades of gray

The hex color #525E55 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.2% red, 36.9% green and 33.3% blue (82, 94, 85).

Its hue angle is 135°, with 7% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 63% black.

The closest named color is Ebony (#555D50), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.79:1).

#525E55 color codes

HEX	`#525E55`
RGB	`rgb(82, 94, 85)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.2%, 36.9%, 33.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(135, 7%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(135, 13%, 37%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 0%, 10%, 63%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(38.65, -6.63, 3.59)`
CIE LCH	`lch(38.65, 7.54, 151.53)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.122, 10.455, 10.13)`
Decimal	`5398101`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #525E55, 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 #525E55	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.09:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.79:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#525E55 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.79:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.09:1	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 #525E55 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #525e55; }
.text { color: #525e55; }
.border { border: 2px solid #525e55; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(82 94 85 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #525e55, #525e5b); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #525E55?: #525E55 is a gray, closest to the named color Ebony. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #525E55?: The RGB value is 82, 94, 85: 82 red, 94 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #525E55?: The complementary color is #5E525B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #525E55?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.09:1 and white text 6.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.