What color is #526F72?

#526F72 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Rogue Waters. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #526F72?

The RGB value is 82, 111, 114: 82 red, 111 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #526F72?

The complementary color is #725552, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #526F72?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.88:1 and white text 5.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#526F72 color

#526F72 rgb(82, 111, 114)

Shades of gray

The hex color #526F72 is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.2% red, 43.5% green and 44.7% blue (82, 111, 114).

Its hue angle is 186°, with 16% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 28% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Rogue Waters (#4E7376), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.42:1).

#526F72 color codes

HEX	`#526F72`
RGB	`rgb(82, 111, 114)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.2%, 43.5%, 44.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(186, 16%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(186, 28%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(28%, 3%, 0%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.77, -9.71, -5.09)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.77, 10.97, 207.66)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.2, 14.377, 18.049)`
Decimal	`5402482`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #526F72, 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 #526F72	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.88:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.42:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#526F72 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.42:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.88:1	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 #526F72 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #526f72; }
.text { color: #526f72; }
.border { border: 2px solid #526f72; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(82 111 114 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #526f72, #525f72); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dim Gray.

Questions

What color is #526F72?: #526F72 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Rogue Waters. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #526F72?: The RGB value is 82, 111, 114: 82 red, 111 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #526F72?: The complementary color is #725552, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #526F72?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.88:1 and white text 5.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.