What color is #526F64?

#526F64 is a dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Dark Forest. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #526F64?

The RGB value is 82, 111, 100: 82 red, 111 green and 100 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #526F64?

The complementary color is #6F525D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #526F64?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.82:1 and white text 5.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#526F64 color

#526F64 rgb(82, 111, 100)

Shades of green

The hex color #526F64 is a dark, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.2% red, 43.5% green and 39.2% blue (82, 111, 100).

Its hue angle is 157°, with 15% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 26% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Dark Forest (#556962), a difference of 3.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.5:1).

#526F64 color codes

HEX	`#526F64`
RGB	`rgb(82, 111, 100)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.2%, 43.5%, 39.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(157, 15%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(157, 26%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(26%, 0%, 10%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.35, -13.09, 2.71)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.35, 13.37, 168.33)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.464, 14.082, 14.168)`
Decimal	`5402468`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #526F64, 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 #526F64	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.82:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.5:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#526F64 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.5:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.82:1	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 #526F64 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #526f64; }
.text { color: #526f64; }
.border { border: 2px solid #526f64; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(82 111 100 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #526f64, #526b6f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #526F64?: #526F64 is a dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Dark Forest. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #526F64?: The RGB value is 82, 111, 100: 82 red, 111 green and 100 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #526F64?: The complementary color is #6F525D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #526F64?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.82:1 and white text 5.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.