What color is #526D64?

#526D64 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 #526D64?

The RGB value is 82, 109, 100: 82 red, 109 green and 100 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #526D64?

The complementary color is #6D525B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #526D64?

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.

#526D64 color

#526D64 rgb(82, 109, 100)

Shades of gray

The hex color #526D64 is a dark, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.2% red, 42.7% green and 39.2% blue (82, 109, 100).

Its hue angle is 160°, with 14% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 25% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 57% black.

The closest named color is Dark Forest (#556962), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#526D64 color codes

HEX	`#526D64`
RGB	`rgb(82, 109, 100)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.2%, 42.7%, 39.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(160, 14%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(160, 25%, 43%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(25%, 0%, 8%, 57%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.73, -11.97, 1.8)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.73, 12.1, 171.43)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.248, 13.651, 14.096)`
Decimal	`5401956`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #526D64, 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 #526D64	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.73:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.63:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#526D64 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 #526D64 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #526d64; }
.text { color: #526d64; }
.border { border: 2px solid #526d64; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(82 109 100 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #526d64, #52696d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #526D64?: #526D64 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 #526D64?: The RGB value is 82, 109, 100: 82 red, 109 green and 100 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #526D64?: The complementary color is #6D525B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #526D64?: 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.