What color is #528985?

#528985 is a desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Martian Cerulean. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #528985?

The RGB value is 82, 137, 133: 82 red, 137 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #528985?

The complementary color is #895256, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #528985?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.28:1 and white text 3.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#528985 color

#528985 rgb(82, 137, 133)

Shades of teal

The hex color #528985 is a desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.2% red, 53.7% green and 52.2% blue (82, 137, 133).

Its hue angle is 176°, with 25% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 40% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Martian Cerulean (#57958B), a difference of 4.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.28:1).

#528985 color codes

HEX	`#528985`
RGB	`rgb(82, 137, 133)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.2%, 53.7%, 52.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(176, 25%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(176, 40%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(40%, 0%, 3%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.36, -19.16, -3.59)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.36, 19.49, 190.6)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.657, 21.377, 25.434)`
Decimal	`5409157`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #528985, 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 #528985	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.28:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.98:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#528985 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.98:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.28:1	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 #528985 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #528985; }
.text { color: #528985; }
.border { border: 2px solid #528985; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(82 137 133 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #528985, #527289); }

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Questions

What color is #528985?: #528985 is a desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Martian Cerulean. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #528985?: The RGB value is 82, 137, 133: 82 red, 137 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #528985?: The complementary color is #895256, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #528985?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.28:1 and white text 3.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.