What color is #527B84?

#527B84 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Hydro. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #527B84?

The RGB value is 82, 123, 132: 82 red, 123 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #527B84?

The complementary color is #845B52, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #527B84?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.53:1 and white text 4.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#527B84 color

#527B84 rgb(82, 123, 132)

Shades of teal

The hex color #527B84 is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.2% red, 48.2% green and 51.8% blue (82, 123, 132).

Its hue angle is 191°, with 23% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 38% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Hydro (#49747F), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.64:1).

#527B84 color codes

HEX	`#527B84`
RGB	`rgb(82, 123, 132)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.2%, 48.2%, 51.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(191, 23%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(191, 38%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(38%, 7%, 0%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.04, -11.79, -9.43)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.04, 15.1, 218.66)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.726, 17.625, 24.451)`
Decimal	`5405572`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #527B84, 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 #527B84	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.53:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.64:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#527B84 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.64:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.53:1	Pass	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 #527B84 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #527b84; }
.text { color: #527b84; }
.border { border: 2px solid #527b84; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(82 123 132 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #527b84, #526284); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Juniper.

Questions

What color is #527B84?: #527B84 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Hydro. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #527B84?: The RGB value is 82, 123, 132: 82 red, 123 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #527B84?: The complementary color is #845B52, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #527B84?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.53:1 and white text 4.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.