What color is #52665B?

#52665B is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Dark Forest. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #52665B?

The RGB value is 82, 102, 91: 82 red, 102 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #52665B?

The complementary color is #66525D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #52665B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.41:1 and white text 6.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#52665B color

#52665B rgb(82, 102, 91)

Shades of gray

The hex color #52665B is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.2% red, 40% green and 35.7% blue (82, 102, 91).

Its hue angle is 147°, with 11% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 60% black.

The closest named color is Dark Forest (#556962), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.16:1).

#52665B color codes

HEX	`#52665B`
RGB	`rgb(82, 102, 91)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.2%, 40%, 35.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(147, 11%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(147, 20%, 40%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 0%, 11%, 60%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.3, -10, 3.74)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.3, 10.68, 159.51)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.119, 12.052, 11.689)`
Decimal	`5400155`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #52665B, 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 #52665B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.41:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.16:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#52665B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.16:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.41:1	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 #52665B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #52665b; }
.text { color: #52665b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #52665b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(82 102 91 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #52665b, #526665); }

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Questions

What color is #52665B?: #52665B is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Dark Forest. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #52665B?: The RGB value is 82, 102, 91: 82 red, 102 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #52665B?: The complementary color is #66525D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #52665B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.41:1 and white text 6.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.