What color is #527177?

#527177 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Winter Storm. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #527177?

The RGB value is 82, 113, 119: 82 red, 113 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #527177?

The complementary color is #775852, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #527177?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.99:1 and white text 5.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#527177 color

#527177 rgb(82, 113, 119)

Shades of gray

The hex color #527177 is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.2% red, 44.3% green and 46.7% blue (82, 113, 119).

Its hue angle is 190°, with 18% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 31% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Winter Storm (#4B7079), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.27:1).

#527177 color codes

HEX	`#527177`
RGB	`rgb(82, 113, 119)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.2%, 44.3%, 46.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(190, 18%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(190, 31%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(31%, 5%, 0%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.55, -9.57, -6.93)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.55, 11.82, 215.91)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.714, 14.935, 19.662)`
Decimal	`5402999`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #527177, 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 #527177	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.99:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.27:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#527177 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.27:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.99:1	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 #527177 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #527177; }
.text { color: #527177; }
.border { border: 2px solid #527177; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(82 113 119 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #527177, #525e77); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #527177?: #527177 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Winter Storm. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #527177?: The RGB value is 82, 113, 119: 82 red, 113 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #527177?: The complementary color is #775852, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #527177?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.99:1 and white text 5.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.