What color is #527A73?

#527A73 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 #527A73?

The RGB value is 82, 122, 115: 82 red, 122 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #527A73?

The complementary color is #7A5259, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #527A73?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.39:1 and white text 4.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#527A73 color

#527A73 rgb(82, 122, 115)

Shades of teal

The hex color #527A73 is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.2% red, 47.8% green and 45.1% blue (82, 122, 115).

Its hue angle is 170°, with 20% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 33% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 52% black.

The closest named color is Turquoise Tortoise (#457B74), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.78:1).

#527A73 color codes

HEX	`#527A73`
RGB	`rgb(82, 122, 115)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.2%, 47.8%, 45.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(170, 20%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(170, 33%, 48%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(33%, 0%, 6%, 52%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.2, -15.62, -0.63)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.2, 15.64, 182.33)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.533, 16.95, 18.775)`
Decimal	`5405299`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #527A73, 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 #527A73	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.39:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.78:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#527A73 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.78:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.39:1	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 #527A73 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #527a73; }
.text { color: #527a73; }
.border { border: 2px solid #527a73; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(82 122 115 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #527a73, #526d7a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Teal.

Questions

What color is #527A73?: #527A73 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 #527A73?: The RGB value is 82, 122, 115: 82 red, 122 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #527A73?: The complementary color is #7A5259, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #527A73?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.39:1 and white text 4.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.