What color is #528271?

#528271 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Aloe Vera. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #528271?

The RGB value is 82, 130, 113: 82 red, 130 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #528271?

The complementary color is #825263, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #528271?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.79:1 and white text 4.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#528271 color

#528271 rgb(82, 130, 113)

Shades of green

The hex color #528271 is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.2% red, 51% green and 44.3% blue (82, 130, 113).

Its hue angle is 159°, with 23% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 37% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Aloe Vera (#678779), a difference of 4.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.79:1).

#528271 color codes

HEX	`#528271`
RGB	`rgb(82, 130, 113)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.2%, 51%, 44.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(159, 23%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(159, 37%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(37%, 0%, 13%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.63, -20.39, 4.07)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.63, 20.79, 168.7)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.442, 18.95, 18.516)`
Decimal	`5407345`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #528271, 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 #528271	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.79:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.38:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#528271 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.38:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.79:1	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 #528271 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #528271; }
.text { color: #528271; }
.border { border: 2px solid #528271; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(82 130 113 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #528271, #527b82); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pine Green.

Questions

What color is #528271?: #528271 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Aloe Vera. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #528271?: The RGB value is 82, 130, 113: 82 red, 130 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #528271?: The complementary color is #825263, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #528271?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.79:1 and white text 4.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.