What color is #528F85?

#528F85 is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Martian Cerulean. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #528F85?

The RGB value is 82, 143, 133: 82 red, 143 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #528F85?

The complementary color is #8F525C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #528F85?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.63:1 and white text 3.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#528F85 color

#528F85 rgb(82, 143, 133)

Shades of teal

The hex color #528F85 is a desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 32.2% red, 56.1% green and 52.2% blue (82, 143, 133).

Its hue angle is 170°, with 27% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 43% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Martian Cerulean (#57958B), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.63:1).

#528F85 color codes

HEX	`#528F85`
RGB	`rgb(82, 143, 133)`
RGB percent	`rgb(32.2%, 56.1%, 52.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(170, 27%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(170, 43%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(43%, 0%, 7%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.21, -22.29, -0.87)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.21, 22.31, 182.24)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.534, 23.131, 25.727)`
Decimal	`5410693`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #528F85, 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 #528F85	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.63:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.73:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#528F85 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.73:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.63:1	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 #528F85 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #528f85; }
.text { color: #528f85; }
.border { border: 2px solid #528f85; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(82 143 133 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #528f85, #527b8f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Cyan.

Questions

What color is #528F85?: #528F85 is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Martian Cerulean. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #528F85?: The RGB value is 82, 143, 133: 82 red, 143 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #528F85?: The complementary color is #8F525C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #528F85?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.63:1 and white text 3.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.