What color is #528379?

#528379 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Turquoise Tortoise. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #528379?

The RGB value is 82, 131, 121: 82 red, 131 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #528379?

The complementary color is #83525C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #528379?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.88:1 and white text 4.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#528379 color

#528379 rgb(82, 131, 121)

Shades of teal

The hex color #528379 is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.2% red, 51.4% green and 47.5% blue (82, 131, 121).

Its hue angle is 168°, with 23% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 37% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Turquoise Tortoise (#457B74), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.88:1).

#528379 color codes

HEX	`#528379`
RGB	`rgb(82, 131, 121)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.2%, 51.4%, 47.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(168, 23%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(168, 37%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(37%, 0%, 8%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.16, -19, 0.17)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.16, 19, 179.5)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.046, 19.406, 21.038)`
Decimal	`5407609`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #528379, 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 #528379	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.88:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.3:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#528379 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.3:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.88:1	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 #528379 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #528379; }
.text { color: #528379; }
.border { border: 2px solid #528379; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(82 131 121 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #528379, #527483); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Teal.

Questions

What color is #528379?: #528379 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Turquoise Tortoise. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #528379?: The RGB value is 82, 131, 121: 82 red, 131 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #528379?: The complementary color is #83525C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #528379?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.88:1 and white text 4.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.