What color is #527872?

#527872 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Turquoise Tortoise. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #527872?

The RGB value is 82, 120, 114: 82 red, 120 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #527872?

The complementary color is #785258, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #527872?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.29:1 and white text 4.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#527872 color

#527872 rgb(82, 120, 114)

Shades of teal

The hex color #527872 is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.2% red, 47.1% green and 44.7% blue (82, 120, 114).

Its hue angle is 171°, with 19% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 32% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Turquoise Tortoise (#457B74), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.9:1).

#527872 color codes

HEX	`#527872`
RGB	`rgb(82, 120, 114)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.2%, 47.1%, 44.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(171, 19%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(171, 32%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(32%, 0%, 5%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.55, -14.77, -0.99)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.55, 14.81, 183.85)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.232, 16.441, 18.393)`
Decimal	`5404786`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #527872, 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 #527872	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.29:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.9:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#527872 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.9:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.29:1	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 #527872 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #527872; }
.text { color: #527872; }
.border { border: 2px solid #527872; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(82 120 114 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #527872, #526b78); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Teal.

Questions

What color is #527872?: #527872 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Turquoise Tortoise. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #527872?: The RGB value is 82, 120, 114: 82 red, 120 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #527872?: The complementary color is #785258, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #527872?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.29:1 and white text 4.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.