What color is #527F4C?

#527F4C is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Fern Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #527F4C?

The RGB value is 82, 127, 76: 82 red, 127 green and 76 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #527F4C?

The complementary color is #794C7F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #527F4C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.5:1 and white text 4.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#527F4C color

#527F4C rgb(82, 127, 76)

Shades of green

The hex color #527F4C is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.2% red, 49.8% green and 29.8% blue (82, 127, 76).

Its hue angle is 113°, with 25% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 35% cyan, 0% magenta, 40% yellow and 50% black.

The closest named color is Fern Green (#4F7942), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.67:1).

#527F4C color codes

HEX	`#527F4C`
RGB	`rgb(82, 127, 76)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.2%, 49.8%, 29.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(113, 25%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(113, 40%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(35%, 0%, 40%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.88, -26.23, 22.96)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.88, 34.86, 138.81)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.373, 17.494, 9.561)`
Decimal	`5406540`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #527F4C, 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 #527F4C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.5:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.67:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#527F4C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.67:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.5:1	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 #527F4C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #527f4c; }
.text { color: #527f4c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #527f4c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(82 127 76 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #527f4c, #4c7f60); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #527F4C?: #527F4C is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Fern Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #527F4C?: The RGB value is 82, 127, 76: 82 red, 127 green and 76 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #527F4C?: The complementary color is #794C7F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #527F4C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.5:1 and white text 4.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.