What color is #528E77?

#528E77 is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Highlands. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #528E77?

The RGB value is 82, 142, 119: 82 red, 142 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #528E77?

The complementary color is #8E5269, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #528E77?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.49:1 and white text 3.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#528E77 color

#528E77 rgb(82, 142, 119)

Shades of green

The hex color #528E77 is a desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.2% red, 55.7% green and 46.7% blue (82, 142, 119).

Its hue angle is 157°, with 27% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 42% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Highlands (#449084), a difference of 4.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.49:1).

#528E77 color codes

HEX	`#528E77`
RGB	`rgb(82, 142, 119)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.2%, 55.7%, 46.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(157, 27%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(157, 42%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(42%, 0%, 16%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.52, -25.16, 6.19)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.52, 25.91, 166.18)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.481, 22.471, 20.918)`
Decimal	`5410423`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #528E77, 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 #528E77	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.49:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.82:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#528E77 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.82:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.49:1	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 #528E77 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #528e77; }
.text { color: #528e77; }
.border { border: 2px solid #528e77; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(82 142 119 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #528e77, #52878e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #528E77?: #528E77 is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Highlands. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #528E77?: The RGB value is 82, 142, 119: 82 red, 142 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #528E77?: The complementary color is #8E5269, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #528E77?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.49:1 and white text 3.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.