What color is #526F4A?

#526F4A 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 #526F4A?

The RGB value is 82, 111, 74: 82 red, 111 green and 74 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #526F4A?

The complementary color is #674A6F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #526F4A?

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.

#526F4A color

#526F4A rgb(82, 111, 74)

Shades of green

The hex color #526F4A is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.2% red, 43.5% green and 29% blue (82, 111, 74).

Its hue angle is 107°, with 20% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 26% cyan, 0% magenta, 33% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Irish Clover (#53734C), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#526F4A color codes

HEX	`#526F4A`
RGB	`rgb(82, 111, 74)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.2%, 43.5%, 29%)`
HSL	`hsl(107, 20%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(107, 33%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(26%, 0%, 33%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.74, -18.34, 17.3)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.74, 25.21, 136.67)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.4, 13.657, 8.565)`
Decimal	`5402442`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #526F4A, 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 #526F4A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.73:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.63:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#526F4A 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 #526F4A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #526f4a; }
.text { color: #526f4a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #526f4a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(82 111 74 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #526f4a, #4a6f55); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #526F4A?: #526F4A 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 #526F4A?: The RGB value is 82, 111, 74: 82 red, 111 green and 74 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #526F4A?: The complementary color is #674A6F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #526F4A?: 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.