What color is #528384?

#528384 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Paradiso. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #528384?

The RGB value is 82, 131, 132: 82 red, 131 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #528384?

The complementary color is #845352, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #528384?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.94:1 and white text 4.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#528384 color

#528384 rgb(82, 131, 132)

Shades of teal

The hex color #528384 is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.2% red, 51.4% green and 51.8% blue (82, 131, 132).

Its hue angle is 181°, with 23% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 38% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Paradiso (#488084), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.94:1).

#528384 color codes

HEX	`#528384`
RGB	`rgb(82, 131, 132)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.2%, 51.4%, 51.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(181, 23%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(181, 38%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(38%, 1%, 0%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.49, -16.2, -5.78)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.49, 17.2, 199.62)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.759, 19.691, 24.796)`
Decimal	`5407620`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #528384, 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 #528384	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.94:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.25:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#528384 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.25:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.94:1	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 #528384 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #528384; }
.text { color: #528384; }
.border { border: 2px solid #528384; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(82 131 132 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #528384, #526a84); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Juniper.

Questions

What color is #528384?: #528384 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Paradiso. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #528384?: The RGB value is 82, 131, 132: 82 red, 131 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #528384?: The complementary color is #845352, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #528384?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.94:1 and white text 4.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.