What color is #52735E?

#52735E is a grayish green, closest to the named color Cactus. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #52735E?

The RGB value is 82, 115, 94: 82 red, 115 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #52735E?

The complementary color is #735267, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #52735E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.97:1 and white text 5.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#52735E color

#52735E rgb(82, 115, 94)

Shades of green

The hex color #52735E is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.2% red, 45.1% green and 36.9% blue (82, 115, 94).

Its hue angle is 142°, with 17% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 29% cyan, 0% magenta, 18% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Cactus (#5B6F55), a difference of 4.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.29:1).

#52735E color codes

HEX	`#52735E`
RGB	`rgb(82, 115, 94)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.2%, 45.1%, 36.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(142, 17%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(142, 29%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(29%, 0%, 18%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.45, -16.62, 7.86)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.45, 18.39, 154.71)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.63, 14.863, 12.844)`
Decimal	`5403486`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #52735E, 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 #52735E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.97:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.29:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#52735E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.29:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.97:1	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 #52735E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #52735e; }
.text { color: #52735e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #52735e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(82 115 94 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #52735e, #52736e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Hunter Green.

Questions

What color is #52735E?: #52735E is a grayish green, closest to the named color Cactus. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #52735E?: The RGB value is 82, 115, 94: 82 red, 115 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #52735E?: The complementary color is #735267, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #52735E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.97:1 and white text 5.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.