What color is #527449?

#527449 is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Irish Clover. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #527449?

The RGB value is 82, 116, 73: 82 red, 116 green and 73 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #527449?

The complementary color is #6B4974, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #527449?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.95:1 and white text 5.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#527449 color

#527449 rgb(82, 116, 73)

Shades of green

The hex color #527449 is a dark, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.2% red, 45.5% green and 28.6% blue (82, 116, 73).

Its hue angle is 107°, with 23% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 29% cyan, 0% magenta, 37% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Irish Clover (#53734C), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.31:1).

#527449 color codes

HEX	`#527449`
RGB	`rgb(82, 116, 73)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.2%, 45.5%, 28.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(107, 23%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(107, 37%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(29%, 0%, 37%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.31, -21.15, 19.98)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.31, 29.09, 136.63)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.927, 14.765, 8.576)`
Decimal	`5403721`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #527449, 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 #527449	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.95:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.31:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#527449 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.31:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.95:1	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 #527449 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #527449; }
.text { color: #527449; }
.border { border: 2px solid #527449; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(82 116 73 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #527449, #497456); }

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Questions

What color is #527449?: #527449 is a dark, grayish green, closest to the named color Irish Clover. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #527449?: The RGB value is 82, 116, 73: 82 red, 116 green and 73 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #527449?: The complementary color is #6B4974, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #527449?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.95:1 and white text 5.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.