What color is #527382?

#527382 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Night Owl. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #527382?

The RGB value is 82, 115, 130: 82 red, 115 green and 130 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #527382?

The complementary color is #826152, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #527382?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.13:1 and white text 5.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#527382 color

#527382 rgb(82, 115, 130)

Shades of blue

The hex color #527382 is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.2% red, 45.1% green and 51% blue (82, 115, 130).

Its hue angle is 199°, with 23% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 37% cyan, 12% magenta, 0% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Night Owl (#5D7B89), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.08:1).

#527382 color codes

HEX	`#527382`
RGB	`rgb(82, 115, 130)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.2%, 45.1%, 51%)`
HSL	`hsl(199, 23%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(199, 37%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(37%, 12%, 0%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.53, -7.78, -12.02)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.53, 14.31, 237.09)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.638, 15.666, 23.42)`
Decimal	`5403522`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #527382, 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 #527382	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.13:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.08:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#527382 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.08:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.13:1	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 #527382 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #527382; }
.text { color: #527382; }
.border { border: 2px solid #527382; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(82 115 130 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #527382, #525b82); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #527382?: #527382 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Night Owl. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #527382?: The RGB value is 82, 115, 130: 82 red, 115 green and 130 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #527382?: The complementary color is #826152, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #527382?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.13:1 and white text 5.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.