What color is #526E81?

#526E81 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Shipyard. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #526E81?

The RGB value is 82, 110, 129: 82 red, 110 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #526E81?

The complementary color is #816552, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #526E81?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.91:1 and white text 5.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#526E81 color

#526E81 rgb(82, 110, 129)

Shades of blue

The hex color #526E81 is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.2% red, 43.1% green and 50.6% blue (82, 110, 129).

Its hue angle is 204°, with 22% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 36% cyan, 15% magenta, 0% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Shipyard (#4F6F85), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.38:1).

#526E81 color codes

HEX	`#526E81`
RGB	`rgb(82, 110, 129)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.2%, 43.1%, 50.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(204, 22%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(204, 36%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(36%, 15%, 0%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.98, -5.13, -13.77)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.98, 14.69, 249.54)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.017, 14.53, 22.883)`
Decimal	`5402241`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #526E81, 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 #526E81	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.91:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.38:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#526E81 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.38:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.91:1	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 #526E81 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #526e81; }
.text { color: #526e81; }
.border { border: 2px solid #526e81; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(82 110 129 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #526e81, #525681); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #526E81?: #526E81 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Shipyard. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #526E81?: The RGB value is 82, 110, 129: 82 red, 110 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #526E81?: The complementary color is #816552, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #526E81?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.91:1 and white text 5.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.