What color is #526953?

#526953 is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Cactus. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #526953?

The RGB value is 82, 105, 83: 82 red, 105 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #526953?

The complementary color is #695268, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #526953?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.5:1 and white text 5.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#526953 color

#526953 rgb(82, 105, 83)

Shades of green

The hex color #526953 is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.2% red, 41.2% green and 32.5% blue (82, 105, 83).

Its hue angle is 123°, with 12% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 0% magenta, 21% yellow and 59% black.

The closest named color is Cactus (#5B6F55), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.99:1).

#526953 color codes

HEX	`#526953`
RGB	`rgb(82, 105, 83)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.2%, 41.2%, 32.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(123, 12%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(123, 22%, 41%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 0%, 21%, 59%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.03, -13.38, 9.62)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.03, 16.48, 144.28)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.092, 12.521, 10.067)`
Decimal	`5400915`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #526953, 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 #526953	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.5:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.99:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#526953 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.99:1	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 #526953 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #526953; }
.text { color: #526953; }
.border { border: 2px solid #526953; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(82 105 83 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #526953, #52695f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #526953?: #526953 is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Cactus. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #526953?: The RGB value is 82, 105, 83: 82 red, 105 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #526953?: The complementary color is #695268, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #526953?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.5:1 and white text 5.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.