What color is #525F51?

#525F51 is a gray, closest to the named color Verdant Hush. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #525F51?

The RGB value is 82, 95, 81: 82 red, 95 green and 81 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #525F51?

The complementary color is #5E515F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #525F51?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.11:1 and white text 6.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#525F51 color

#525F51 rgb(82, 95, 81)

Shades of gray

The hex color #525F51 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.2% red, 37.3% green and 31.8% blue (82, 95, 81).

Its hue angle is 116°, with 8% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 63% black.

The closest named color is Verdant Hush (#4E5A4A), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.74:1).

#525F51 color codes

HEX	`#525F51`
RGB	`rgb(82, 95, 81)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.2%, 37.3%, 31.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(116, 8%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(116, 15%, 37%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 0%, 15%, 63%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(38.85, -8.05, 6.34)`
CIE LCH	`lch(38.85, 10.25, 141.75)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.057, 10.572, 9.346)`
Decimal	`5398353`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #525F51, 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 #525F51	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.11:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.74:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#525F51 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.74:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.11:1	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 #525F51 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #525f51; }
.text { color: #525f51; }
.border { border: 2px solid #525f51; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(82 95 81 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #525f51, #515f57); }

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Questions

What color is #525F51?: #525F51 is a gray, closest to the named color Verdant Hush. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #525F51?: The RGB value is 82, 95, 81: 82 red, 95 green and 81 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #525F51?: The complementary color is #5E515F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #525F51?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.11:1 and white text 6.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.