What color is #526D5B?

#526D5B 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 #526D5B?

The RGB value is 82, 109, 91: 82 red, 109 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #526D5B?

The complementary color is #6D5264, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #526D5B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.7:1 and white text 5.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#526D5B color

#526D5B rgb(82, 109, 91)

Shades of green

The hex color #526D5B is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.2% red, 42.7% green and 35.7% blue (82, 109, 91).

Its hue angle is 140°, with 14% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 25% cyan, 0% magenta, 17% yellow and 57% black.

The closest named color is Cactus (#5B6F55), a difference of 3.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.68:1).

#526D5B color codes

HEX	`#526D5B`
RGB	`rgb(82, 109, 91)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.2%, 42.7%, 35.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(140, 14%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(140, 25%, 43%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(25%, 0%, 17%, 57%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.49, -13.96, 6.87)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.49, 15.56, 153.81)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.836, 13.486, 11.928)`
Decimal	`5401947`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #526D5B, 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 #526D5B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.7:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.68:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#526D5B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.68:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.7:1	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 #526D5B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #526d5b; }
.text { color: #526d5b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #526d5b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(82 109 91 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #526d5b, #526d69); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #526D5B?: #526D5B 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 #526D5B?: The RGB value is 82, 109, 91: 82 red, 109 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #526D5B?: The complementary color is #6D5264, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #526D5B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.7:1 and white text 5.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.