What color is #528261?

#528261 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 #528261?

The RGB value is 82, 130, 97: 82 red, 130 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #528261?

The complementary color is #825273, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #528261?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.72:1 and white text 4.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#528261 color

#528261 rgb(82, 130, 97)

Shades of green

The hex color #528261 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.2% red, 51% green and 38% blue (82, 130, 97).

Its hue angle is 139°, with 23% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 37% cyan, 0% magenta, 25% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Clouded Pine (#628468), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.72:1).

#528261 color codes

HEX	`#528261`
RGB	`rgb(82, 130, 97)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.2%, 51%, 38%)`
HSL	`hsl(139, 23%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(139, 37%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(37%, 0%, 25%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.24, -23.88, 12.82)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.24, 27.11, 151.76)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.619, 18.621, 14.184)`
Decimal	`5407329`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #528261, 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 #528261	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.72:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.44:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#528261 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.44:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.72:1	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 #528261 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #528261; }
.text { color: #528261; }
.border { border: 2px solid #528261; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(82 130 97 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #528261, #528279); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #528261?: #528261 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 #528261?: The RGB value is 82, 130, 97: 82 red, 130 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #528261?: The complementary color is #825273, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #528261?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.72:1 and white text 4.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.