What color is #52854E?

#52854E is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Beanpole. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #52854E?

The RGB value is 82, 133, 78: 82 red, 133 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #52854E?

The complementary color is #814E85, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #52854E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.82:1 and white text 4.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#52854E color

#52854E rgb(82, 133, 78)

Shades of green

The hex color #52854E is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.2% red, 52.2% green and 30.6% blue (82, 133, 78).

Its hue angle is 116°, with 26% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 38% cyan, 0% magenta, 41% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Beanpole (#4E8747), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.82:1).

#52854E color codes

HEX	`#52854E`
RGB	`rgb(82, 133, 78)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.2%, 52.2%, 30.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(116, 26%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(116, 41%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(38%, 0%, 41%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.83, -28.84, 24.39)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.83, 37.77, 139.78)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.242, 19.118, 10.199)`
Decimal	`5408078`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #52854E, 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 #52854E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.82:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.35:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#52854E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.35:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.82:1	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 #52854E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #52854e; }
.text { color: #52854e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #52854e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(82 133 78 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #52854e, #4e8566); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Fern Green.

Questions

What color is #52854E?: #52854E is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Beanpole. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #52854E?: The RGB value is 82, 133, 78: 82 red, 133 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #52854E?: The complementary color is #814E85, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #52854E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.82:1 and white text 4.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.