What color is #528156?

#528156 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Kale. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #528156?

The RGB value is 82, 129, 86: 82 red, 129 green and 86 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #528156?

The complementary color is #81527D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #528156?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.63:1 and white text 4.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#528156 color

#528156 rgb(82, 129, 86)

Shades of green

The hex color #528156 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.2% red, 50.6% green and 33.7% blue (82, 129, 86).

Its hue angle is 125°, with 22% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 36% cyan, 0% magenta, 33% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Kale (#648251), a difference of 4.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.63:1).

#528156 color codes

HEX	`#528156`
RGB	`rgb(82, 129, 86)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.2%, 50.6%, 33.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(125, 22%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(125, 36%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(36%, 0%, 33%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.7, -25.5, 18.39)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.7, 31.44, 144.19)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.009, 18.166, 11.623)`
Decimal	`5407062`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #528156, 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 #528156	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.63:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.53:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#528156 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.53:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.63:1	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 #528156 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #528156; }
.text { color: #528156; }
.border { border: 2px solid #528156; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(82 129 86 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #528156, #52816e); }

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Questions

What color is #528156?: #528156 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Kale. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #528156?: The RGB value is 82, 129, 86: 82 red, 129 green and 86 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #528156?: The complementary color is #81527D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #528156?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.63:1 and white text 4.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.