What color is #528255?

#528255 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Kale. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #528255?

The RGB value is 82, 130, 85: 82 red, 130 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #528255?

The complementary color is #82527F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #528255?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.68:1 and white text 4.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#528255 color

#528255 rgb(82, 130, 85)

Shades of green

The hex color #528255 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.2% red, 51% green and 33.3% blue (82, 130, 85).

Its hue angle is 124°, with 23% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 37% cyan, 0% magenta, 35% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Kale (#648251), a difference of 4.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.68:1).

#528255 color codes

HEX	`#528255`
RGB	`rgb(82, 130, 85)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.2%, 51%, 33.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(124, 23%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(124, 37%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(37%, 0%, 35%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.99, -26.18, 19.36)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.99, 32.56, 143.51)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.101, 18.414, 11.457)`
Decimal	`5407317`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #528255, 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 #528255	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.68:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.48:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#528255 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.48:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.68:1	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 #528255 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #528255; }
.text { color: #528255; }
.border { border: 2px solid #528255; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(82 130 85 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #528255, #52826d); }

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Questions

What color is #528255?: #528255 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Kale. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #528255?: The RGB value is 82, 130, 85: 82 red, 130 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #528255?: The complementary color is #82527F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #528255?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.68:1 and white text 4.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.