What color is #528C89?

#528C89 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 #528C89?

The RGB value is 82, 140, 137: 82 red, 140 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #528C89?

The complementary color is #8C5255, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #528C89?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.47:1 and white text 3.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#528C89 color

#528C89 rgb(82, 140, 137)

Shades of teal

The hex color #528C89 is a desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.2% red, 54.9% green and 53.7% blue (82, 140, 137).

Its hue angle is 177°, with 26% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 41% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Martian Cerulean (#57958B), a difference of 4.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.47:1).

#528C89 color codes

HEX	`#528C89`
RGB	`rgb(82, 140, 137)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.2%, 54.9%, 53.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(177, 26%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(177, 41%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(41%, 0%, 2%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.4, -19.71, -4.36)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.4, 20.18, 192.49)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.371, 22.355, 27.062)`
Decimal	`5409929`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #528C89, 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 #528C89	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.47:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.84:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#528C89 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.84:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.47:1	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 #528C89 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #528c89; }
.text { color: #528c89; }
.border { border: 2px solid #528c89; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(82 140 137 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #528c89, #52728c); }

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Questions

What color is #528C89?: #528C89 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 #528C89?: The RGB value is 82, 140, 137: 82 red, 140 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #528C89?: The complementary color is #8C5255, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #528C89?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.47:1 and white text 3.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.