What color is #528165?

#528165 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Clouded Pine. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #528165?

The RGB value is 82, 129, 101: 82 red, 129 green and 101 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #528165?

The complementary color is #81526E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #528165?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.69:1 and white text 4.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#528165 color

#528165 rgb(82, 129, 101)

Shades of green

The hex color #528165 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.2% red, 50.6% green and 39.6% blue (82, 129, 101).

Its hue angle is 144°, with 22% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 36% cyan, 0% magenta, 22% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Clouded Pine (#628468), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.69:1).

#528165 color codes

HEX	`#528165`
RGB	`rgb(82, 129, 101)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.2%, 50.6%, 39.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(144, 22%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(144, 36%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(36%, 0%, 22%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.02, -22.54, 10.19)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.02, 24.74, 155.66)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.678, 18.433, 15.147)`
Decimal	`5407077`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #528165, 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 #528165	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.69:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.48:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#528165 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.48:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.69:1	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 #528165 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #528165; }
.text { color: #528165; }
.border { border: 2px solid #528165; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(82 129 101 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #528165, #52817d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #528165?: #528165 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Clouded Pine. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #528165?: The RGB value is 82, 129, 101: 82 red, 129 green and 101 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #528165?: The complementary color is #81526E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #528165?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.69:1 and white text 4.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.