What color is #528B59?

#528B59 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Medusa. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #528B59?

The RGB value is 82, 139, 89: 82 red, 139 green and 89 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #528B59?

The complementary color is #8B5284, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #528B59?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.2:1 and white text 4.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#528B59 color

#528B59 rgb(82, 139, 89)

Shades of green

The hex color #528B59 is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.2% red, 54.5% green and 34.9% blue (82, 139, 89).

Its hue angle is 127°, with 26% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 41% cyan, 0% magenta, 36% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Medusa (#559260), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.2:1).

#528B59 color codes

HEX	`#528B59`
RGB	`rgb(82, 139, 89)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.2%, 54.5%, 34.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(127, 26%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(127, 41%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(41%, 0%, 36%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.93, -29.84, 21.03)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.93, 36.51, 144.82)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.515, 20.979, 12.734)`
Decimal	`5409625`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #528B59, 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 #528B59	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.2:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.04:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#528B59 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.04:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.2:1	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 #528B59 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #528b59; }
.text { color: #528b59; }
.border { border: 2px solid #528b59; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(82 139 89 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #528b59, #528b75); }

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Questions

What color is #528B59?: #528B59 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Medusa. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #528B59?: The RGB value is 82, 139, 89: 82 red, 139 green and 89 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #528B59?: The complementary color is #8B5284, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #528B59?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.2:1 and white text 4.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.