What color is #526C51?

#526C51 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 #526C51?

The RGB value is 82, 108, 81: 82 red, 108 green and 81 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #526C51?

The complementary color is #6B516C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #526C51?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.62:1 and white text 5.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#526C51 color

#526C51 rgb(82, 108, 81)

Shades of green

The hex color #526C51 is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.2% red, 42.4% green and 31.8% blue (82, 108, 81).

Its hue angle is 118°, with 14% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 24% cyan, 0% magenta, 25% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Cactus (#5B6F55), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.8:1).

#526C51 color codes

HEX	`#526C51`
RGB	`rgb(82, 108, 81)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.2%, 42.4%, 31.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(118, 14%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(118, 25%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(24%, 0%, 25%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.93, -15.43, 12.07)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.93, 19.59, 141.97)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.327, 13.113, 9.77)`
Decimal	`5401681`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #526C51, 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 #526C51	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.62:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.8:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#526C51 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.8:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.62:1	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 #526C51 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #526c51; }
.text { color: #526c51; }
.border { border: 2px solid #526c51; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(82 108 81 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #526c51, #516c5e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Hunter Green.

Questions

What color is #526C51?: #526C51 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 #526C51?: The RGB value is 82, 108, 81: 82 red, 108 green and 81 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #526C51?: The complementary color is #6B516C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #526C51?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.62:1 and white text 5.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.