What color is #52605A?

#52605A is a gray, closest to the named color Dark Forest. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #52605A?

The RGB value is 82, 96, 90: 82 red, 96 green and 90 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #52605A?

The complementary color is #605258, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #52605A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.18:1 and white text 6.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#52605A color

#52605A rgb(82, 96, 90)

Shades of gray

The hex color #52605A is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.2% red, 37.6% green and 35.3% blue (82, 96, 90).

Its hue angle is 154°, with 8% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 62% black.

The closest named color is Dark Forest (#556962), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.6:1).

#52605A color codes

HEX	`#52605A`
RGB	`rgb(82, 96, 90)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.2%, 37.6%, 35.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(154, 8%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(154, 15%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 0%, 6%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.41, -6.72, 1.62)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.41, 6.91, 166.48)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.508, 10.898, 11.273)`
Decimal	`5398618`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #52605A, 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 #52605A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.18:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.6:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#52605A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.6:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.18:1	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 #52605A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #52605a; }
.text { color: #52605a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #52605a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(82 96 90 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #52605a, #525f60); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #52605A?: #52605A is a gray, closest to the named color Dark Forest. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #52605A?: The RGB value is 82, 96, 90: 82 red, 96 green and 90 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #52605A?: The complementary color is #605258, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #52605A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.18:1 and white text 6.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.