What color is #52647F?

#52647F is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Admiral Blue. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #52647F?

The RGB value is 82, 100, 127: 82 red, 100 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #52647F?

The complementary color is #7F6D52, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #52647F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.49:1 and white text 6.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#52647F color

#52647F rgb(82, 100, 127)

Shades of blue

The hex color #52647F is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.2% red, 39.2% green and 49.8% blue (82, 100, 127).

Its hue angle is 216°, with 22% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 35% cyan, 21% magenta, 0% yellow and 50% black.

The closest named color is Admiral Blue (#50647F), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.02:1).

#52647F color codes

HEX	`#52647F`
RGB	`rgb(82, 100, 127)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.2%, 39.2%, 49.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(216, 22%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(216, 35%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(35%, 21%, 0%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.91, 0.3, -17.25)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.91, 17.26, 271)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.866, 12.44, 21.85)`
Decimal	`5399679`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #52647F, 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 #52647F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.49:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.02:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#52647F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.02:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.49:1	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 #52647F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #52647f; }
.text { color: #52647f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #52647f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(82 100 127 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #52647f, #56527f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #52647F?: #52647F is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Admiral Blue. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #52647F?: The RGB value is 82, 100, 127: 82 red, 100 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #52647F?: The complementary color is #7F6D52, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #52647F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.49:1 and white text 6.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.