What color is #527A68?

#527A68 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Turquoise Tortoise. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #527A68?

The RGB value is 82, 122, 104: 82 red, 122 green and 104 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #527A68?

The complementary color is #7A5264, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #527A68?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.34:1 and white text 4.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#527A68 color

#527A68 rgb(82, 122, 104)

Shades of green

The hex color #527A68 is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.2% red, 47.8% green and 40.8% blue (82, 122, 104).

Its hue angle is 153°, with 20% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 33% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 52% black.

The closest named color is Turquoise Tortoise (#457B74), a difference of 5.3 ΔE.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.84:1).

#527A68 color codes

HEX	`#527A68`
RGB	`rgb(82, 122, 104)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.2%, 47.8%, 40.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(153, 20%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(153, 33%, 48%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(33%, 0%, 15%, 52%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.89, -18.21, 5.43)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.89, 19, 163.41)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.937, 16.712, 15.638)`
Decimal	`5405288`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #527A68, 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 #527A68	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.34:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.84:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#527A68 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.84:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.34:1	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 #527A68 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #527a68; }
.text { color: #527a68; }
.border { border: 2px solid #527a68; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(82 122 104 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #527a68, #52787a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pine Green.

Questions

What color is #527A68?: #527A68 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Turquoise Tortoise. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #527A68?: The RGB value is 82, 122, 104: 82 red, 122 green and 104 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #527A68?: The complementary color is #7A5264, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #527A68?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.34:1 and white text 4.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.