What color is #527350?

#527350 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Irish Clover. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #527350?

The RGB value is 82, 115, 80: 82 red, 115 green and 80 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #527350?

The complementary color is #715073, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #527350?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.93:1 and white text 5.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#527350 color

#527350 rgb(82, 115, 80)

Shades of green

The hex color #527350 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.2% red, 45.1% green and 31.4% blue (82, 115, 80).

Its hue angle is 117°, with 18% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 29% cyan, 0% magenta, 30% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Irish Clover (#53734C), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.35:1).

#527350 color codes

HEX	`#527350`
RGB	`rgb(82, 115, 80)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.2%, 45.1%, 31.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(117, 18%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(117, 30%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(29%, 0%, 30%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.13, -19.4, 15.67)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.13, 24.94, 141.06)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.058, 14.634, 9.83)`
Decimal	`5403472`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #527350, 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 #527350	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.93:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.35:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#527350 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.35:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.93:1	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 #527350 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #527350; }
.text { color: #527350; }
.border { border: 2px solid #527350; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(82 115 80 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #527350, #50735f); }

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Questions

What color is #527350?: #527350 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Irish Clover. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #527350?: The RGB value is 82, 115, 80: 82 red, 115 green and 80 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #527350?: The complementary color is #715073, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #527350?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.93:1 and white text 5.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.