What color is #527B8F?

#527B8F is a desaturated azure, closest to the named color Night Owl. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #527B8F?

The RGB value is 82, 123, 143: 82 red, 123 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #527B8F?

The complementary color is #8F6652, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #527B8F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.59:1 and white text 4.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#527B8F color

#527B8F rgb(82, 123, 143)

Shades of blue

The hex color #527B8F is a desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.2% red, 48.2% green and 56.1% blue (82, 123, 143).

Its hue angle is 200°, with 27% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 43% cyan, 14% magenta, 0% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Night Owl (#5D7B89), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.59:1).

#527B8F color codes

HEX	`#527B8F`
RGB	`rgb(82, 123, 143)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.2%, 48.2%, 56.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(200, 27%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(200, 43%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(43%, 14%, 0%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.43, -8.73, -15.32)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.43, 17.63, 240.34)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.519, 17.942, 28.627)`
Decimal	`5405583`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #527B8F, 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 #527B8F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.59:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.58:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#527B8F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.58:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.59:1	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 #527B8F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #527b8f; }
.text { color: #527b8f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #527b8f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(82 123 143 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #527b8f, #525c8f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Air Force Blue.

Questions

What color is #527B8F?: #527B8F is a desaturated azure, closest to the named color Night Owl. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #527B8F?: The RGB value is 82, 123, 143: 82 red, 123 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #527B8F?: The complementary color is #8F6652, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #527B8F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.59:1 and white text 4.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.