What color is #52755A?

#52755A 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 #52755A?

The RGB value is 82, 117, 90: 82 red, 117 green and 90 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #52755A?

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

Is black or white text better on #52755A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.05:1 and white text 5.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#52755A color

#52755A rgb(82, 117, 90)

Shades of green

The hex color #52755A is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.2% red, 45.9% green and 35.3% blue (82, 117, 90).

Its hue angle is 134°, with 18% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 30% cyan, 0% magenta, 23% yellow and 54% black.

The closest named color is Irish Clover (#53734C), a difference of 4.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.18:1).

#52755A color codes

HEX	`#52755A`
RGB	`rgb(82, 117, 90)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.2%, 45.9%, 35.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(134, 18%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(134, 30%, 46%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(30%, 0%, 23%, 54%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.98, -18.53, 10.97)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.98, 21.54, 149.37)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.686, 15.254, 11.999)`
Decimal	`5403994`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #52755A, 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 #52755A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.05:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.18:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#52755A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.18:1	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 #52755A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #52755a; }
.text { color: #52755a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #52755a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(82 117 90 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #52755a, #52756c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Fern Green.

Questions

What color is #52755A?: #52755A 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 #52755A?: The RGB value is 82, 117, 90: 82 red, 117 green and 90 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #52755A?: The complementary color is #75526D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #52755A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.05:1 and white text 5.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.