What color is #527353?

#527353 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 #527353?

The RGB value is 82, 115, 83: 82 red, 115 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #527353?

The complementary color is #735272, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #527353?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.94:1 and white text 5.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#527353 color

#527353 rgb(82, 115, 83)

Shades of green

The hex color #527353 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.2% red, 45.1% green and 32.5% blue (82, 115, 83).

Its hue angle is 122°, with 17% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 29% cyan, 0% magenta, 28% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Irish Clover (#53734C), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.34:1).

#527353 color codes

HEX	`#527353`
RGB	`rgb(82, 115, 83)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.2%, 45.1%, 32.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(122, 17%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(122, 29%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(29%, 0%, 28%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.19, -18.84, 14)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.19, 23.47, 143.38)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.171, 14.679, 10.427)`
Decimal	`5403475`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #527353, 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 #527353	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.94:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.34:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#527353 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.34:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.94:1	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 #527353 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #527353; }
.text { color: #527353; }
.border { border: 2px solid #527353; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(82 115 83 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #527353, #527364); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Fern Green.

Questions

What color is #527353?: #527353 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 #527353?: The RGB value is 82, 115, 83: 82 red, 115 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #527353?: The complementary color is #735272, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #527353?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.94:1 and white text 5.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.