What color is #52614E?

#52614E is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Muddy Olive. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #52614E?

The RGB value is 82, 97, 78: 82 red, 97 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #52614E?

The complementary color is #5D4E61, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #52614E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.18:1 and white text 6.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#52614E color

#52614E rgb(82, 97, 78)

Shades of green

The hex color #52614E is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.2% red, 38% green and 30.6% blue (82, 97, 78).

Its hue angle is 107°, with 11% saturation and 34% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 20% yellow and 62% black.

The closest named color is Muddy Olive (#4B5D46), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.61:1).

#52614E color codes

HEX	`#52614E`
RGB	`rgb(82, 97, 78)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.2%, 38%, 30.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(107, 11%, 34%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(107, 20%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 0%, 20%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.4, -9.81, 8.95)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.4, 13.28, 137.61)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.129, 10.893, 8.828)`
Decimal	`5398862`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #52614E, 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 #52614E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.18:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.61:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#52614E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.61:1	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 #52614E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #52614e; }
.text { color: #52614e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #52614e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(82 97 78 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #52614e, #4e6154); }

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Questions

What color is #52614E?: #52614E is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Muddy Olive. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #52614E?: The RGB value is 82, 97, 78: 82 red, 97 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #52614E?: The complementary color is #5D4E61, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #52614E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.18:1 and white text 6.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.