What color is #525F46?

#525F46 is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Muddy Olive. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #525F46?

The RGB value is 82, 95, 70: 82 red, 95 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #525F46?

The complementary color is #53465F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #525F46?

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.

#525F46 color

#525F46 rgb(82, 95, 70)

Shades of green

The hex color #525F46 is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.2% red, 37.3% green and 27.5% blue (82, 95, 70).

Its hue angle is 91°, with 15% saturation and 32% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 26% yellow and 63% black.

The closest named color is Muddy Olive (#4B5D46), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#525F46 color codes

HEX	`#525F46`
RGB	`rgb(82, 95, 70)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.2%, 37.3%, 27.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(91, 15%, 32%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(91, 26%, 37%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 0%, 26%, 63%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(38.59, -10.15, 12.69)`
CIE LCH	`lch(38.59, 16.25, 128.65)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.677, 10.42, 7.347)`
Decimal	`5398342`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #525F46, 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 #525F46	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.08:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.81:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#525F46 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 #525F46 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #525f46; }
.text { color: #525f46; }
.border { border: 2px solid #525f46; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(82 95 70 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #525f46, #465f46); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #525F46?: #525F46 is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Muddy Olive. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #525F46?: The RGB value is 82, 95, 70: 82 red, 95 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #525F46?: The complementary color is #53465F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #525F46?: 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.