What color is #528457?

#528457 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Beanpole. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #528457?

The RGB value is 82, 132, 87: 82 red, 132 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #528457?

The complementary color is #84527F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #528457?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.8:1 and white text 4.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#528457 color

#528457 rgb(82, 132, 87)

Shades of green

The hex color #528457 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.2% red, 51.8% green and 34.1% blue (82, 132, 87).

Its hue angle is 126°, with 23% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 38% cyan, 0% magenta, 34% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Beanpole (#4E8747), a difference of 4.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.8:1).

#528457 color codes

HEX	`#528457`
RGB	`rgb(82, 132, 87)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.2%, 51.8%, 34.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(126, 23%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(126, 38%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(38%, 0%, 34%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.67, -26.81, 19.13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.67, 32.93, 144.48)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.451, 18.984, 11.97)`
Decimal	`5407831`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #528457, 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 #528457	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.8:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.38:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#528457 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.38:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.8:1	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 #528457 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #528457; }
.text { color: #528457; }
.border { border: 2px solid #528457; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(82 132 87 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #528457, #528470); }

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Questions

What color is #528457?: #528457 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Beanpole. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #528457?: The RGB value is 82, 132, 87: 82 red, 132 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #528457?: The complementary color is #84527F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #528457?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.8:1 and white text 4.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.