What color is #528517?

#528517 is a dark, moderate yellow-green, closest to the named color Pesto Alla Genovese. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #528517?

The RGB value is 82, 133, 23: 82 red, 133 green and 23 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #528517?

The complementary color is #4A1785, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #528517?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.73:1 and white text 4.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#528517 color

#528517 rgb(82, 133, 23)

Shades of green

The hex color #528517 is a dark, moderate yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.2% red, 52.2% green and 9% blue (82, 133, 23).

Its hue angle is 88°, with 71% saturation and 31% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 38% cyan, 0% magenta, 83% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Pesto Alla Genovese (#558800), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.73:1).

#528517 color codes

HEX	`#528517`
RGB	`rgb(82, 133, 23)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.2%, 52.2%, 9%)`
HSL	`hsl(88, 71%, 31%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(88, 83%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(38%, 0%, 83%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.25, -34.58, 49.02)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.25, 59.99, 125.2)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.022, 18.63, 3.773)`
Decimal	`5408023`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #528517, 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 #528517	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.73:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.44:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#528517 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.44:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.73:1	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 #528517 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #528517; }
.text { color: #528517; }
.border { border: 2px solid #528517; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(82 133 23 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #528517, #1b8517); }

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Questions

What color is #528517?: #528517 is a dark, moderate yellow-green, closest to the named color Pesto Alla Genovese. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #528517?: The RGB value is 82, 133, 23: 82 red, 133 green and 23 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #528517?: The complementary color is #4A1785, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #528517?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.73:1 and white text 4.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.