What color is #528D5C?

#528D5C is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Medusa. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #528D5C?

The RGB value is 82, 141, 92: 82 red, 141 green and 92 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #528D5C?

The complementary color is #8D5283, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #528D5C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.32:1 and white text 3.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#528D5C color

#528D5C rgb(82, 141, 92)

Shades of green

The hex color #528D5C is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.2% red, 55.3% green and 36.1% blue (82, 141, 92).

Its hue angle is 130°, with 26% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 42% cyan, 0% magenta, 35% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Medusa (#559260), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.32:1).

#528D5C color codes

HEX	`#528D5C`
RGB	`rgb(82, 141, 92)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.2%, 55.3%, 36.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(130, 26%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(130, 42%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(42%, 0%, 35%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.62, -30.26, 20.28)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.62, 36.42, 146.17)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.935, 21.615, 13.508)`
Decimal	`5410140`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #528D5C, 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 #528D5C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.32:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.94:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#528D5C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.94:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.32:1	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 #528D5C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #528d5c; }
.text { color: #528d5c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #528d5c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(82 141 92 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #528d5c, #528d7a); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #528D5C?: #528D5C is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Medusa. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #528D5C?: The RGB value is 82, 141, 92: 82 red, 141 green and 92 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #528D5C?: The complementary color is #8D5283, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #528D5C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.32:1 and white text 3.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.