What color is #526E43?

#526E43 is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Irish Clover. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #526E43?

The RGB value is 82, 110, 67: 82 red, 110 green and 67 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #526E43?

The complementary color is #5F436E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #526E43?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.67:1 and white text 5.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#526E43 color

#526E43 rgb(82, 110, 67)

Shades of green

The hex color #526E43 is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.2% red, 43.1% green and 26.3% blue (82, 110, 67).

Its hue angle is 99°, with 24% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 25% cyan, 0% magenta, 39% yellow and 57% black.

The closest named color is Irish Clover (#53734C), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.72:1).

#526E43 color codes

HEX	`#526E43`
RGB	`rgb(82, 110, 67)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.2%, 43.1%, 26.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(99, 24%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(99, 39%, 43%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(25%, 0%, 39%, 57%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.29, -18.97, 20.76)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.29, 28.12, 132.41)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.068, 13.351, 7.356)`
Decimal	`5402179`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #526E43, 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 #526E43	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.67:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.72:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#526E43 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.72:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.67:1	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 #526E43 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #526e43; }
.text { color: #526e43; }
.border { border: 2px solid #526e43; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(82 110 67 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #526e43, #436e49); }

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Questions

What color is #526E43?: #526E43 is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Irish Clover. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #526E43?: The RGB value is 82, 110, 67: 82 red, 110 green and 67 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #526E43?: The complementary color is #5F436E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #526E43?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.67:1 and white text 5.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.