What color is #526E65?

#526E65 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 #526E65?

The RGB value is 82, 110, 101: 82 red, 110 green and 101 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #526E65?

The complementary color is #6E525B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #526E65?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.78:1 and white text 5.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#526E65 color

#526E65 rgb(82, 110, 101)

Shades of gray

The hex color #526E65 is a dark, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.2% red, 43.1% green and 39.6% blue (82, 110, 101).

Its hue angle is 161°, with 15% saturation and 38% 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 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.56:1).

#526E65 color codes

HEX	`#526E65`
RGB	`rgb(82, 110, 101)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.2%, 43.1%, 39.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(161, 15%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(161, 25%, 43%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(25%, 0%, 8%, 57%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.07, -12.3, 1.69)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.07, 12.42, 172.16)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.404, 13.885, 14.389)`
Decimal	`5402213`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #526E65, 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 #526E65	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.78:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.56:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#526E65 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.56:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.78:1	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 #526E65 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #526e65; }
.text { color: #526e65; }
.border { border: 2px solid #526e65; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(82 110 101 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #526e65, #52696e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #526E65?: #526E65 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 #526E65?: The RGB value is 82, 110, 101: 82 red, 110 green and 101 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #526E65?: The complementary color is #6E525B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #526E65?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.78:1 and white text 5.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.