What color is #528B90?

#528B90 is a desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Paradiso. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #528B90?

The RGB value is 82, 139, 144: 82 red, 139 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #528B90?

The complementary color is #905752, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #528B90?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.45:1 and white text 3.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#528B90 color

#528B90 rgb(82, 139, 144)

Shades of teal

The hex color #528B90 is a desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.2% red, 54.5% green and 56.5% blue (82, 139, 144).

Its hue angle is 185°, with 27% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 43% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Paradiso (#488084), a difference of 4.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.45:1).

#528B90 color codes

HEX	`#528B90`
RGB	`rgb(82, 139, 144)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.2%, 54.5%, 56.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(185, 27%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(185, 43%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(43%, 3%, 0%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.31, -17.31, -8.54)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.31, 19.3, 206.26)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.744, 22.271, 29.744)`
Decimal	`5409680`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #528B90, 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 #528B90	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.45:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.85:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#528B90 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.85:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.45:1	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 #528B90 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #528b90; }
.text { color: #528b90; }
.border { border: 2px solid #528b90; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(82 139 144 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #528b90, #526c90); }

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Questions

What color is #528B90?: #528B90 is a desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Paradiso. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #528B90?: The RGB value is 82, 139, 144: 82 red, 139 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #528B90?: The complementary color is #905752, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #528B90?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.45:1 and white text 3.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.