What color is #52745E?

#52745E is a grayish green, closest to the named color Cactus. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #52745E?

The RGB value is 82, 116, 94: 82 red, 116 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #52745E?

The complementary color is #745268, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #52745E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.02:1 and white text 5.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#52745E color

#52745E rgb(82, 116, 94)

Shades of green

The hex color #52745E is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.2% red, 45.5% green and 36.9% blue (82, 116, 94).

Its hue angle is 141°, with 17% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 29% cyan, 0% magenta, 19% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Cactus (#5B6F55), a difference of 4.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.23:1).

#52745E color codes

HEX	`#52745E`
RGB	`rgb(82, 116, 94)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.2%, 45.5%, 36.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(141, 17%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(141, 29%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(29%, 0%, 19%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.76, -17.17, 8.3)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.76, 19.07, 154.19)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.745, 15.092, 12.882)`
Decimal	`5403742`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #52745E, 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 #52745E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.02:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.23:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#52745E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.23:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.02:1	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 #52745E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #52745e; }
.text { color: #52745e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #52745e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(82 116 94 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #52745e, #52746f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Fern Green.

Questions

What color is #52745E?: #52745E is a grayish green, closest to the named color Cactus. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #52745E?: The RGB value is 82, 116, 94: 82 red, 116 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #52745E?: The complementary color is #745268, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #52745E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.02:1 and white text 5.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.