What color is #528381?

#528381 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Paradiso. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #528381?

The RGB value is 82, 131, 129: 82 red, 131 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #528381?

The complementary color is #835254, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #528381?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.92:1 and white text 4.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#528381 color

#528381 rgb(82, 131, 129)

Shades of teal

The hex color #528381 is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.2% red, 51.4% green and 50.6% blue (82, 131, 129).

Its hue angle is 178°, with 23% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 37% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Paradiso (#488084), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.92:1).

#528381 color codes

HEX	`#528381`
RGB	`rgb(82, 131, 129)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.2%, 51.4%, 50.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(178, 23%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(178, 37%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(37%, 0%, 2%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.39, -16.99, -4.16)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.39, 17.49, 193.77)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.557, 19.61, 23.73)`
Decimal	`5407617`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #528381, 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 #528381	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.92:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.27:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#528381 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.27:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.92:1	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 #528381 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #528381; }
.text { color: #528381; }
.border { border: 2px solid #528381; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(82 131 129 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #528381, #526c83); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Juniper.

Questions

What color is #528381?: #528381 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Paradiso. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #528381?: The RGB value is 82, 131, 129: 82 red, 131 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #528381?: The complementary color is #835254, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #528381?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.92:1 and white text 4.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.