What color is #528787?

#528787 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Paradiso. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #528787?

The RGB value is 82, 135, 135: 82 red, 135 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #528787?

The complementary color is #875252, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #528787?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.17:1 and white text 4.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#528787 color

#528787 rgb(82, 135, 135)

Shades of teal

The hex color #528787 is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.2% red, 52.9% green and 52.9% blue (82, 135, 135).

Its hue angle is 180°, with 24% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 39% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Paradiso (#488084), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.17:1).

#528787 color codes

HEX	`#528787`
RGB	`rgb(82, 135, 135)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.2%, 52.9%, 52.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(180, 24%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(180, 39%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(39%, 0%, 0%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.81, -17.57, -5.57)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.81, 18.43, 197.58)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.515, 20.87, 26.075)`
Decimal	`5408647`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #528787, 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 #528787	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.17:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.06:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#528787 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.06:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.17:1	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 #528787 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #528787; }
.text { color: #528787; }
.border { border: 2px solid #528787; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(82 135 135 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #528787, #526d87); }

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Questions

What color is #528787?: #528787 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Paradiso. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #528787?: The RGB value is 82, 135, 135: 82 red, 135 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #528787?: The complementary color is #875252, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #528787?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.17:1 and white text 4.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.