What color is #527D57?

#527D57 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Irish Clover. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #527D57?

The RGB value is 82, 125, 87: 82 red, 125 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #527D57?

The complementary color is #7D5278, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #527D57?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.43:1 and white text 4.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#527D57 color

#527D57 rgb(82, 125, 87)

Shades of green

The hex color #527D57 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.2% red, 49% green and 34.1% blue (82, 125, 87).

Its hue angle is 127°, with 21% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 34% cyan, 0% magenta, 30% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Irish Clover (#53734C), a difference of 4.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.74:1).

#527D57 color codes

HEX	`#527D57`
RGB	`rgb(82, 125, 87)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.2%, 49%, 34.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(127, 21%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(127, 34%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(34%, 0%, 30%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.45, -23.29, 16.13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.45, 28.33, 145.3)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.533, 17.149, 11.665)`
Decimal	`5406039`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #527D57, 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 #527D57	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.43:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.74:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#527D57 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.74:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.43:1	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 #527D57 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #527d57; }
.text { color: #527d57; }
.border { border: 2px solid #527d57; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(82 125 87 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #527d57, #527d6d); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #527D57?: #527D57 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Irish Clover. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #527D57?: The RGB value is 82, 125, 87: 82 red, 125 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #527D57?: The complementary color is #7D5278, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #527D57?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.43:1 and white text 4.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.