What color is #525F6C?

#525F6C is a dark, grayish azure, closest to the named color Midnight Shadow. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #525F6C?

The RGB value is 82, 95, 108: 82 red, 95 green and 108 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #525F6C?

The complementary color is #6C5F52, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #525F6C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.21:1 and white text 6.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#525F6C color

#525F6C rgb(82, 95, 108)

Shades of gray

The hex color #525F6C is a dark, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.2% red, 37.3% green and 42.4% blue (82, 95, 108).

Its hue angle is 210°, with 14% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 24% cyan, 12% magenta, 0% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Midnight Shadow (#566373), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.54:1).

#525F6C color codes

HEX	`#525F6C`
RGB	`rgb(82, 95, 108)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.2%, 37.3%, 42.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(210, 14%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(210, 24%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(24%, 12%, 0%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.68, -1.8, -9.04)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.68, 9.22, 258.74)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.278, 11.061, 15.778)`
Decimal	`5398380`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #525F6C, 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 #525F6C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.21:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.54:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#525F6C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.54:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.21:1	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 #525F6C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #525f6c; }
.text { color: #525f6c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #525f6c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(82 95 108 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #525f6c, #52526c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dim Gray.

Questions

What color is #525F6C?: #525F6C is a dark, grayish azure, closest to the named color Midnight Shadow. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #525F6C?: The RGB value is 82, 95, 108: 82 red, 95 green and 108 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #525F6C?: The complementary color is #6C5F52, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #525F6C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.21:1 and white text 6.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.