What color is #527500?

#527500 is a dark, vivid yellow-green, closest to the named color Over the Hills. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #527500?

The RGB value is 82, 117, 0: 82 red, 117 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #527500?

The complementary color is #230075, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #527500?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.9:1 and white text 5.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#527500 color

#527500 rgb(82, 117, 0)

Shades of green

The hex color #527500 is a dark, vivid yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.2% red, 45.9% green and 0% blue (82, 117, 0).

Its hue angle is 78°, with 100% saturation and 23% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 30% cyan, 0% magenta, 100% yellow and 54% black.

The closest named color is Over the Hills (#4D6D08), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.38:1).

#527500 color codes

HEX	`#527500`
RGB	`rgb(82, 117, 0)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.2%, 45.9%, 0%)`
HSL	`hsl(78, 100%, 23%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(78, 100%, 46%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(30%, 0%, 100%, 54%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.96, -27.99, 49.96)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.96, 57.27, 119.26)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.841, 14.516, 2.283)`
Decimal	`5403904`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #527500, 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 #527500	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.9:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.38:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#527500 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.38:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.9:1	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 #527500 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #527500; }
.text { color: #527500; }
.border { border: 2px solid #527500; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(82 117 0 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #527500, #177500); }

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Questions

What color is #527500?: #527500 is a dark, vivid yellow-green, closest to the named color Over the Hills. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #527500?: The RGB value is 82, 117, 0: 82 red, 117 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #527500?: The complementary color is #230075, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #527500?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.9:1 and white text 5.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.