What color is #526760?

#526760 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 #526760?

The RGB value is 82, 103, 96: 82 red, 103 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #526760?

The complementary color is #675259, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #526760?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.47:1 and white text 6.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#526760 color

#526760 rgb(82, 103, 96)

Shades of gray

The hex color #526760 is a dark, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.2% red, 40.4% green and 37.6% blue (82, 103, 96).

Its hue angle is 160°, with 11% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 60% black.

The closest named color is Dark Forest (#556962), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.06:1).

#526760 color codes

HEX	`#526760`
RGB	`rgb(82, 103, 96)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.2%, 40.4%, 37.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(160, 11%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(160, 20%, 40%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 0%, 7%, 60%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.75, -9.46, 1.35)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.75, 9.55, 171.88)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.441, 12.339, 12.896)`
Decimal	`5400416`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #526760, 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 #526760	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.47:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.06:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#526760 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.06:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.47:1	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 #526760 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #526760; }
.text { color: #526760; }
.border { border: 2px solid #526760; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(82 103 96 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #526760, #526467); }

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Questions

What color is #526760?: #526760 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 #526760?: The RGB value is 82, 103, 96: 82 red, 103 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #526760?: The complementary color is #675259, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #526760?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.47:1 and white text 6.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.