What color is #525E71?

#525E71 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Storm Rising. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #525E71?

The RGB value is 82, 94, 113: 82 red, 94 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #525E71?

The complementary color is #716552, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #525E71?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.2:1 and white text 6.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#525E71 color

#525E71 rgb(82, 94, 113)

Shades of gray

The hex color #525E71 is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.2% red, 36.9% green and 44.3% blue (82, 94, 113).

Its hue angle is 217°, with 16% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 27% cyan, 17% magenta, 0% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Storm Rising (#4D5A6B), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.57:1).

#525E71 color codes

HEX	`#525E71`
RGB	`rgb(82, 94, 113)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.2%, 36.9%, 44.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(217, 16%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(217, 27%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(27%, 17%, 0%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.57, 0.12, -12.29)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.57, 12.29, 270.55)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.462, 10.991, 17.19)`
Decimal	`5398129`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #525E71, 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 #525E71	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.2:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.57:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#525E71 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.57:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.2:1	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 #525E71 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #525e71; }
.text { color: #525e71; }
.border { border: 2px solid #525e71; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(82 94 113 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #525e71, #555271); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Charcoal.

Questions

What color is #525E71?: #525E71 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Storm Rising. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #525E71?: The RGB value is 82, 94, 113: 82 red, 94 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #525E71?: The complementary color is #716552, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #525E71?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.2:1 and white text 6.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.