What color is #528C59?

#528C59 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Medusa. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #528C59?

The RGB value is 82, 140, 89: 82 red, 140 green and 89 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #528C59?

The complementary color is #8C5285, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #528C59?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.25:1 and white text 4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#528C59 color

#528C59 rgb(82, 140, 89)

Shades of green

The hex color #528C59 is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.2% red, 54.9% green and 34.9% blue (82, 140, 89).

Its hue angle is 127°, with 26% saturation and 44% 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 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.25:1).

#528C59 color codes

HEX	`#528C59`
RGB	`rgb(82, 140, 89)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.2%, 54.9%, 34.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(127, 26%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(127, 41%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(41%, 0%, 36%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.24, -30.32, 21.46)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.24, 37.15, 144.71)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.66, 21.27, 12.782)`
Decimal	`5409881`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #528C59, 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 #528C59	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.25:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#528C59 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.25:1	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 #528C59 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #528c59; }
.text { color: #528c59; }
.border { border: 2px solid #528c59; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(82 140 89 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #528c59, #528c76); }

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Questions

What color is #528C59?: #528C59 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Medusa. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #528C59?: The RGB value is 82, 140, 89: 82 red, 140 green and 89 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #528C59?: The complementary color is #8C5285, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #528C59?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.25:1 and white text 4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.