What color is #526C6E?

#526C6E is a dark, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Rogue Waters. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #526C6E?

The RGB value is 82, 108, 110: 82 red, 108 green and 110 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #526C6E?

The complementary color is #6E5452, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #526C6E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.73:1 and white text 5.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#526C6E color

#526C6E rgb(82, 108, 110)

Shades of gray

The hex color #526C6E is a dark, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.2% red, 42.4% green and 43.1% blue (82, 108, 110).

Its hue angle is 184°, with 15% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 25% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 57% black.

The closest named color is Rogue Waters (#4E7376), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.63:1).

#526C6E color codes

HEX	`#526C6E`
RGB	`rgb(82, 108, 110)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.2%, 42.4%, 43.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(184, 15%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(184, 25%, 43%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(25%, 2%, 0%, 57%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.72, -9, -4.24)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.72, 9.94, 205.24)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.656, 13.644, 16.768)`
Decimal	`5401710`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #526C6E, 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 #526C6E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.73:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.63:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#526C6E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.63:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.73:1	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 #526C6E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #526c6e; }
.text { color: #526c6e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #526c6e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(82 108 110 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #526c6e, #525e6e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #526C6E?: #526C6E is a dark, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Rogue Waters. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #526C6E?: The RGB value is 82, 108, 110: 82 red, 108 green and 110 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #526C6E?: The complementary color is #6E5452, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #526C6E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.73:1 and white text 5.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.