What color is #52656A?

#52656A is a dark, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Silent Night. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #52656A?

The RGB value is 82, 101, 106: 82 red, 101 green and 106 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #52656A?

The complementary color is #6A5752, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #52656A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.43:1 and white text 6.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#52656A color

#52656A rgb(82, 101, 106)

Shades of gray

The hex color #52656A is a dark, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.2% red, 39.6% green and 41.6% blue (82, 101, 106).

Its hue angle is 193°, with 13% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Silent Night (#526771), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.13:1).

#52656A color codes

HEX	`#52656A`
RGB	`rgb(82, 101, 106)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.2%, 39.6%, 41.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(193, 13%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(193, 23%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 5%, 0%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.44, -5.9, -5.19)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.44, 7.86, 221.34)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.734, 12.141, 15.411)`
Decimal	`5399914`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #52656A, 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 #52656A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.43:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.13:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#52656A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.13:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.43:1	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 #52656A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #52656a; }
.text { color: #52656a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #52656a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(82 101 106 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #52656a, #52596a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dim Gray.

Questions

What color is #52656A?: #52656A is a dark, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Silent Night. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #52656A?: The RGB value is 82, 101, 106: 82 red, 101 green and 106 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #52656A?: The complementary color is #6A5752, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #52656A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.43:1 and white text 6.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.