What color is #525F42?

#525F42 is a dark, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Heavy Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #525F42?

The RGB value is 82, 95, 66: 82 red, 95 green and 66 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #525F42?

The complementary color is #4F425F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #525F42?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.07:1 and white text 6.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#525F42 color

#525F42 rgb(82, 95, 66)

Shades of green

The hex color #525F42 is a dark, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.2% red, 37.3% green and 25.9% blue (82, 95, 66).

Its hue angle is 87°, with 18% saturation and 32% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 31% yellow and 63% black.

The closest named color is Heavy Green (#49583E), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.83:1).

#525F42 color codes

HEX	`#525F42`
RGB	`rgb(82, 95, 66)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.2%, 37.3%, 25.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(87, 18%, 32%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(87, 31%, 37%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 0%, 31%, 63%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(38.5, -10.84, 14.99)`
CIE LCH	`lch(38.5, 18.5, 125.87)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.555, 10.372, 6.704)`
Decimal	`5398338`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #525F42, 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 #525F42	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.07:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.83:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#525F42 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.83:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.07:1	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 #525F42 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #525f42; }
.text { color: #525f42; }
.border { border: 2px solid #525f42; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(82 95 66 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #525f42, #445f42); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #525F42?: #525F42 is a dark, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Heavy Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #525F42?: The RGB value is 82, 95, 66: 82 red, 95 green and 66 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #525F42?: The complementary color is #4F425F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #525F42?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.07:1 and white text 6.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.