What color is #52775A?

#52775A 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 #52775A?

The RGB value is 82, 119, 90: 82 red, 119 green and 90 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #52775A?

The complementary color is #77526F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #52775A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.15:1 and white text 5.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#52775A color

#52775A rgb(82, 119, 90)

Shades of green

The hex color #52775A is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.2% red, 46.7% green and 35.3% blue (82, 119, 90).

Its hue angle is 133°, with 18% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 31% cyan, 0% magenta, 24% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Irish Clover (#53734C), a difference of 3.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.07:1).

#52775A color codes

HEX	`#52775A`
RGB	`rgb(82, 119, 90)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.2%, 46.7%, 35.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(133, 18%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(133, 31%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(31%, 0%, 24%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.61, -19.59, 11.85)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.61, 22.9, 148.83)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.921, 15.725, 12.078)`
Decimal	`5404506`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #52775A, 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 #52775A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.15:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.07:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#52775A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.07:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.15:1	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 #52775A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #52775a; }
.text { color: #52775a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #52775a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(82 119 90 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #52775a, #52776c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Fern Green.

Questions

What color is #52775A?: #52775A 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 #52775A?: The RGB value is 82, 119, 90: 82 red, 119 green and 90 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #52775A?: The complementary color is #77526F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #52775A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.15:1 and white text 5.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.