What color is #528565?

#528565 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Clouded Pine. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #528565?

The RGB value is 82, 133, 101: 82 red, 133 green and 101 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #528565?

The complementary color is #855272, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #528565?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.9:1 and white text 4.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#528565 color

#528565 rgb(82, 133, 101)

Shades of green

The hex color #528565 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.2% red, 52.2% green and 39.6% blue (82, 133, 101).

Its hue angle is 142°, with 24% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 38% cyan, 0% magenta, 24% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Clouded Pine (#628468), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.9:1).

#528565 color codes

HEX	`#528565`
RGB	`rgb(82, 133, 101)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.2%, 52.2%, 39.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(142, 24%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(142, 38%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(38%, 0%, 24%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.28, -24.58, 11.96)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.28, 27.33, 154.06)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.215, 19.508, 15.326)`
Decimal	`5408101`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #528565, 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 #528565	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.9:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.28:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#528565 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.28:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.9:1	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 #528565 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #528565; }
.text { color: #528565; }
.border { border: 2px solid #528565; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(82 133 101 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #528565, #52857e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #528565?: #528565 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Clouded Pine. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #528565?: The RGB value is 82, 133, 101: 82 red, 133 green and 101 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #528565?: The complementary color is #855272, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #528565?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.9:1 and white text 4.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.