What color is #528437?

#528437 is a dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Shepherd’s Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #528437?

The RGB value is 82, 132, 55: 82 red, 132 green and 55 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #528437?

The complementary color is #693784, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #528437?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.71:1 and white text 4.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#528437 color

#528437 rgb(82, 132, 55)

Shades of green

The hex color #528437 is a dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.2% red, 51.8% green and 21.6% blue (82, 132, 55).

Its hue angle is 99°, with 41% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 38% cyan, 0% magenta, 58% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Shepherd’s Green (#5A8643), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.71:1).

#528437 color codes

HEX	`#528437`
RGB	`rgb(82, 132, 55)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.2%, 51.8%, 21.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(99, 41%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(99, 58%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(38%, 0%, 58%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.18, -31.54, 35.77)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.18, 47.69, 131.41)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.42, 18.572, 6.544)`
Decimal	`5407799`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #528437, 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 #528437	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.71:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.45:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#528437 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.45:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.71:1	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 #528437 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #528437; }
.text { color: #528437; }
.border { border: 2px solid #528437; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(82 132 55 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #528437, #378443); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Fern Green.

Questions

What color is #528437?: #528437 is a dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Shepherd’s Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #528437?: The RGB value is 82, 132, 55: 82 red, 132 green and 55 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #528437?: The complementary color is #693784, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #528437?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.71:1 and white text 4.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.