What color is #527560?

#527560 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Toad King. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #527560?

The RGB value is 82, 117, 96: 82 red, 117 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #527560?

The complementary color is #755267, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #527560?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.07:1 and white text 5.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#527560 color

#527560 rgb(82, 117, 96)

Shades of green

The hex color #527560 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.2% red, 45.9% green and 37.6% blue (82, 117, 96).

Its hue angle is 144°, with 18% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 30% cyan, 0% magenta, 18% yellow and 54% black.

The closest named color is Toad King (#3D6C54), a difference of 5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.16:1).

#527560 color codes

HEX	`#527560`
RGB	`rgb(82, 117, 96)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.2%, 45.9%, 37.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(144, 18%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(144, 30%, 46%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(30%, 0%, 18%, 54%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.12, -17.28, 7.63)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.12, 18.89, 156.18)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.952, 15.36, 13.399)`
Decimal	`5404000`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #527560, 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 #527560	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.07:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.16:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#527560 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.16:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.07:1	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 #527560 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #527560; }
.text { color: #527560; }
.border { border: 2px solid #527560; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(82 117 96 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #527560, #527572); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Fern Green.

Questions

What color is #527560?: #527560 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Toad King. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #527560?: The RGB value is 82, 117, 96: 82 red, 117 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #527560?: The complementary color is #755267, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #527560?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.07:1 and white text 5.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.