What color is #526462?

#526462 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 #526462?

The RGB value is 82, 100, 98: 82 red, 100 green and 98 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #526462?

The complementary color is #645254, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #526462?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.36:1 and white text 6.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#526462 color

#526462 rgb(82, 100, 98)

Shades of gray

The hex color #526462 is a dark, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.2% red, 39.2% green and 38.4% blue (82, 100, 98).

Its hue angle is 173°, with 10% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 61% black.

The closest named color is Dark Forest (#556962), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.25:1).

#526462 color codes

HEX	`#526462`
RGB	`rgb(82, 100, 98)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.2%, 39.2%, 38.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(173, 10%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(173, 18%, 39%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 0%, 2%, 61%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.88, -7.25, -1.14)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.88, 7.34, 188.92)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.241, 11.79, 13.289)`
Decimal	`5399650`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #526462, 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 #526462	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.36:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.25:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#526462 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.25:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.36:1	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 #526462 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #526462; }
.text { color: #526462; }
.border { border: 2px solid #526462; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(82 100 98 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #526462, #525d64); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #526462?: #526462 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 #526462?: The RGB value is 82, 100, 98: 82 red, 100 green and 98 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #526462?: The complementary color is #645254, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #526462?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.36:1 and white text 6.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.