What color is #527A85?

#527A85 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Hydro. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #527A85?

The RGB value is 82, 122, 133: 82 red, 122 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #527A85?

The complementary color is #855D52, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #527A85?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.48:1 and white text 4.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#527A85 color

#527A85 rgb(82, 122, 133)

Shades of teal

The hex color #527A85 is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.2% red, 47.8% green and 52.2% blue (82, 122, 133).

Its hue angle is 193°, with 24% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 38% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Hydro (#49747F), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.69:1).

#527A85 color codes

HEX	`#527A85`
RGB	`rgb(82, 122, 133)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.2%, 47.8%, 52.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(193, 24%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(193, 38%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(38%, 8%, 0%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.77, -10.95, -10.43)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.77, 15.12, 223.59)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.671, 17.405, 24.772)`
Decimal	`5405317`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #527A85, 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 #527A85	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.48:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.69:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#527A85 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.69:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.48:1	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 #527A85 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #527a85; }
.text { color: #527a85; }
.border { border: 2px solid #527a85; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(82 122 133 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #527a85, #526085); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #527A85?: #527A85 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Hydro. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #527A85?: The RGB value is 82, 122, 133: 82 red, 122 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #527A85?: The complementary color is #855D52, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #527A85?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.48:1 and white text 4.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.