What color is #525F58?

#525F58 is a gray, closest to the named color Ebony. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #525F58?

The RGB value is 82, 95, 88: 82 red, 95 green and 88 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #525F58?

The complementary color is #5F5259, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #525F58?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.14:1 and white text 6.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#525F58 color

#525F58 rgb(82, 95, 88)

Shades of gray

The hex color #525F58 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.2% red, 37.3% green and 34.5% blue (82, 95, 88).

Its hue angle is 148°, with 7% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 63% black.

The closest named color is Ebony (#555D50), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.7:1).

#525F58 color codes

HEX	`#525F58`
RGB	`rgb(82, 95, 88)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.2%, 37.3%, 34.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(148, 7%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(148, 14%, 37%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 0%, 7%, 63%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.04, -6.57, 2.32)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.04, 6.97, 160.59)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.333, 10.683, 10.801)`
Decimal	`5398360`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #525F58, 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 #525F58	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.14:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.7:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#525F58 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.7:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.14:1	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 #525F58 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #525f58; }
.text { color: #525f58; }
.border { border: 2px solid #525f58; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(82 95 88 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #525f58, #525f5e); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #525F58?: #525F58 is a gray, closest to the named color Ebony. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #525F58?: The RGB value is 82, 95, 88: 82 red, 95 green and 88 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #525F58?: The complementary color is #5F5259, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #525F58?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.14:1 and white text 6.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.