What color is #52685E?

#52685E 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 #52685E?

The RGB value is 82, 104, 94: 82 red, 104 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #52685E?

The complementary color is #68525C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #52685E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.5:1 and white text 6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#52685E color

#52685E rgb(82, 104, 94)

Shades of gray

The hex color #52685E is a dark, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.2% red, 40.8% green and 36.9% blue (82, 104, 94).

Its hue angle is 153°, with 12% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 59% black.

The closest named color is Dark Forest (#556962), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6:1).

#52685E color codes

HEX	`#52685E`
RGB	`rgb(82, 104, 94)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.2%, 40.8%, 36.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(153, 12%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(153, 21%, 41%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 0%, 10%, 59%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42, -10.49, 2.93)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42, 10.89, 164.37)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.45, 12.502, 12.45)`
Decimal	`5400670`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #52685E, 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 #52685E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.5:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#52685E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.5:1	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 #52685E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #52685e; }
.text { color: #52685e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #52685e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(82 104 94 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #52685e, #526768); }

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Questions

What color is #52685E?: #52685E 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 #52685E?: The RGB value is 82, 104, 94: 82 red, 104 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #52685E?: The complementary color is #68525C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #52685E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.5:1 and white text 6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.