What color is #527875?

#527875 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Tropical Rain. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #527875?

The RGB value is 82, 120, 117: 82 red, 120 green and 117 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #527875?

The complementary color is #785255, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #527875?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.3:1 and white text 4.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#527875 color

#527875 rgb(82, 120, 117)

Shades of teal

The hex color #527875 is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.2% red, 47.1% green and 45.9% blue (82, 120, 117).

Its hue angle is 175°, with 19% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 32% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Tropical Rain (#447777), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.88:1).

#527875 color codes

HEX	`#527875`
RGB	`rgb(82, 120, 117)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.2%, 47.1%, 45.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(175, 19%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(175, 32%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(32%, 0%, 3%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.64, -14.03, -2.64)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.64, 14.28, 190.66)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.406, 16.51, 19.307)`
Decimal	`5404789`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #527875, 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 #527875	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.3:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.88:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#527875 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.88:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.3:1	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 #527875 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #527875; }
.text { color: #527875; }
.border { border: 2px solid #527875; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(82 120 117 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #527875, #526878); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Teal.

Questions

What color is #527875?: #527875 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Tropical Rain. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #527875?: The RGB value is 82, 120, 117: 82 red, 120 green and 117 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #527875?: The complementary color is #785255, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #527875?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.3:1 and white text 4.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.