What color is #525F6D?

#525F6D 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 #525F6D?

The RGB value is 82, 95, 109: 82 red, 95 green and 109 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #525F6D?

The complementary color is #6D6052, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #525F6D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.22:1 and white text 6.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#525F6D color

#525F6D rgb(82, 95, 109)

Shades of gray

The hex color #525F6D is a dark, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.2% red, 37.3% green and 42.7% blue (82, 95, 109).

Its hue angle is 211°, with 14% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 25% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 57% black.

The closest named color is Midnight Shadow (#566373), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.53:1).

#525F6D color codes

HEX	`#525F6D`
RGB	`rgb(82, 95, 109)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.2%, 37.3%, 42.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(211, 14%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(211, 25%, 43%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(25%, 13%, 0%, 57%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.72, -1.54, -9.6)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.72, 9.73, 260.87)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.331, 11.082, 16.06)`
Decimal	`5398381`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #525F6D, 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 #525F6D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.22:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.53:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#525F6D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.53:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.22:1	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 #525F6D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #525f6d; }
.text { color: #525f6d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #525f6d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(82 95 109 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #525f6d, #52526d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dim Gray.

Questions

What color is #525F6D?: #525F6D 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 #525F6D?: The RGB value is 82, 95, 109: 82 red, 95 green and 109 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #525F6D?: The complementary color is #6D6052, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #525F6D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.22:1 and white text 6.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.