What color is #52624F?

#52624F 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 #52624F?

The RGB value is 82, 98, 79: 82 red, 98 green and 79 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #52624F?

The complementary color is #5F4F62, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #52624F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.22:1 and white text 6.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#52624F color

#52624F rgb(82, 98, 79)

Shades of green

The hex color #52624F is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.2% red, 38.4% green and 31% blue (82, 98, 79).

Its hue angle is 111°, with 11% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 0% magenta, 19% yellow and 62% black.

The closest named color is Muddy Olive (#4B5D46), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.52:1).

#52624F color codes

HEX	`#52624F`
RGB	`rgb(82, 98, 79)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.2%, 38.4%, 31%)`
HSL	`hsl(111, 11%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(111, 19%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 0%, 19%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.74, -10.19, 8.82)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.74, 13.48, 139.13)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.258, 11.094, 9.049)`
Decimal	`5399119`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #52624F, 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 #52624F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.22:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.52:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#52624F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.52:1	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 #52624F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #52624f; }
.text { color: #52624f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #52624f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(82 98 79 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #52624f, #4f6256); }

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Questions

What color is #52624F?: #52624F 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 #52624F?: The RGB value is 82, 98, 79: 82 red, 98 green and 79 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #52624F?: The complementary color is #5F4F62, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #52624F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.22:1 and white text 6.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.