What color is #527559?

#527559 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Irish Clover. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #527559?

The RGB value is 82, 117, 89: 82 red, 117 green and 89 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #527559?

The complementary color is #75526E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #527559?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.05:1 and white text 5.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#527559 color

#527559 rgb(82, 117, 89)

Shades of green

The hex color #527559 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.2% red, 45.9% green and 34.9% blue (82, 117, 89).

Its hue angle is 132°, with 18% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 30% cyan, 0% magenta, 24% yellow and 54% black.

The closest named color is Irish Clover (#53734C), a difference of 3.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.19:1).

#527559 color codes

HEX	`#527559`
RGB	`rgb(82, 117, 89)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.2%, 45.9%, 34.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(132, 18%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(132, 30%, 46%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(30%, 0%, 24%, 54%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.96, -18.73, 11.53)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.96, 22, 148.38)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.644, 15.237, 11.777)`
Decimal	`5403993`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #527559, 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 #527559	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.05:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.19:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#527559 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.19:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.05:1	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 #527559 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #527559; }
.text { color: #527559; }
.border { border: 2px solid #527559; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(82 117 89 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #527559, #52756b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Fern Green.

Questions

What color is #527559?: #527559 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Irish Clover. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #527559?: The RGB value is 82, 117, 89: 82 red, 117 green and 89 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #527559?: The complementary color is #75526E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #527559?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.05:1 and white text 5.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.