What color is #527157?

#527157 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Cactus. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #527157?

The RGB value is 82, 113, 87: 82 red, 113 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #527157?

The complementary color is #71526C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #527157?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.86:1 and white text 5.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#527157 color

#527157 rgb(82, 113, 87)

Shades of green

The hex color #527157 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.2% red, 44.3% green and 34.1% blue (82, 113, 87).

Its hue angle is 130°, with 16% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 27% cyan, 0% magenta, 23% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Cactus (#5B6F55), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.44:1).

#527157 color codes

HEX	`#527157`
RGB	`rgb(82, 113, 87)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.2%, 44.3%, 34.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(130, 16%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(130, 27%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(27%, 0%, 23%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.65, -16.98, 10.89)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.65, 20.18, 147.33)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.105, 14.292, 11.188)`
Decimal	`5402967`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #527157, 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 #527157	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.86:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.44:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#527157 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.44:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.86:1	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 #527157 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #527157; }
.text { color: #527157; }
.border { border: 2px solid #527157; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(82 113 87 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #527157, #527166); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Fern Green.

Questions

What color is #527157?: #527157 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Cactus. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #527157?: The RGB value is 82, 113, 87: 82 red, 113 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #527157?: The complementary color is #71526C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #527157?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.86:1 and white text 5.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.