What color is #52645D?

#52645D is a dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Dark Forest. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #52645D?

The RGB value is 82, 100, 93: 82 red, 100 green and 93 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #52645D?

The complementary color is #645259, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #52645D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.34:1 and white text 6.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#52645D color

#52645D rgb(82, 100, 93)

Shades of gray

The hex color #52645D is a dark, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.2% red, 39.2% green and 36.5% blue (82, 100, 93).

Its hue angle is 157°, with 10% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 61% black.

The closest named color is Dark Forest (#556962), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.29:1).

#52645D color codes

HEX	`#52645D`
RGB	`rgb(82, 100, 93)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.2%, 39.2%, 36.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(157, 10%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(157, 18%, 39%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 0%, 7%, 61%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.73, -8.4, 1.7)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.73, 8.57, 168.55)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.012, 11.698, 12.084)`
Decimal	`5399645`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #52645D, 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 #52645D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.34:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.29:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#52645D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.29:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.34:1	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 #52645D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #52645d; }
.text { color: #52645d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #52645d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(82 100 93 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #52645d, #526264); }

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Questions

What color is #52645D?: #52645D is a dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Dark Forest. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #52645D?: The RGB value is 82, 100, 93: 82 red, 100 green and 93 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #52645D?: The complementary color is #645259, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #52645D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.34:1 and white text 6.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.